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The San Francisco Story is a american film of genre Western directed by Robert Parrish released in USA on 11 may 1952 with Joel McCrea
The San Francisco Story (1952)
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Rick Nelson (Joel McCrea) is a 19th-century miner in 1856. To stem the activities of crooks and con artists, newspaper editor Capt. Jim Martin (Onslow Stevens) organizes a group of peace-keeping vigilantes. Nelson, an old friend of Martin's, arrives in the Golden Gate city to help out by ousting crooked politician Andrew Cain (Sidney Blackmer).Actors
Joel McCrea
(Rick Nelson)
Yvonne De Carlo
(Adelaide McCall)
Sidney Blackmer
(Andrew Cain)
Richard Erdman
(Shorty)
Florence Bates
(Sadie)
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