Old San Francisco

Old San Francisco
theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Crosland
Written byJack Jarmuth (titles)
Screenplay byAnthony Coldeway
Story byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringDolores Costello
CinematographyHal Mohr
Edited byHarold McCord
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • June 21, 1927 (1927-06-21) (NYC)
  • September 4, 1927 (1927-09-04) (US)
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Running time
88 minutes; 7,961 feet (2,427 m)[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)
Budget$300,000[3]
Box office$638,000[3]
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The full film

Old San Francisco is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film starring Dolores Costello and featuring Warner Oland. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film, which was produced and distributed by Warner Bros., was directed by Alan Crosland.

  1. ^ Old San Francisco at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ "The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1927)". New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. July 3, 1927. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551