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Old San Francisco
Old San Francisco

Old San Francisco

A Romance of the Days When 'Frisco Was the Paris of America!---The Barbary Coast!---The Fire of 1906!---Massive!---Unprecedented

Genres

DramaHistoryRomance

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In San Francisco, a villainous landowner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

04 September 1927

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello

Dolores Vasquez

Josef Swickard

Josef Swickard

Don Hernandez de Vasquez

Anders Randolf

Anders Randolf

Michael Brandon

Charles Emmett Mack

Charles Emmett Mack

Terrence O'Shaughnessy

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Chris Buckwell

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Chang Loo - the Dwarf

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

A Flower of the Orient

Lawson Butt

Lawson Butt

Captain Enrique de Solano Y Vasquez - in Prologue

Walter McGrail

Walter McGrail

Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue

Otto Matieson

Otto Matieson

Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue

Martha Mattox

Martha Mattox

Mother - in Prologue

Tom Santschi

Tom Santschi

Captain Stoner - in Prologue

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