Docks of San Francisco | |
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Directed by | George B. Seitz |
Written by | H. H. Van Loan |
Produced by | Ralph M. Like Cliff P. Broughton |
Starring | Mary Nolan Jason Robards Sr. Marjorie Beebe |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Edited by | Ralph Dixon Byron Robinson |
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Distributed by | Mayfair Pictures |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Docks of San Francisco is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe. [1] [2] It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonwealth Pictures in 1948. The film was long considered to be a lost film but is now on YouTube. [3]
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