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Lisa’s Home Bijou: San Francisco

June 15, 2018 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Jeanette Macdonald take over The City by the Bay in time for the 1906 earthquake. Lisa's Home Bijou: San Francisco (1936)

Film Festival: The City by the Bay THE GREAT 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire is one of the defining events in 20th century American history. The 1936 film San Francisco connects faces with some of the stories of the earthquake, from the wealthy owners of mansions up on the hills, to the politicians who…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1936, Anita Loos, Arnold Gillespie, Clark Gable, classic films, Jeanette MacDonald, Lisa's Home Bijou, San Francisco, Spencer Tracy

Lisa’s Home Bijou: Barbary Coast

May 22, 2017 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Miriam Hopkins captivates San Francisco in Gold Rush days. Edward G. Robinson and Joel McCrea can’t resist her! Lisa's Home Bijou: Barbary Coast

Film Festival:The City by the Bay BARBARY COAST takes us back to the rough-and-tumble days of the California gold rush. Miriam Hopkins stars in 1935’s Barbary Coast, a successful blend of action, history and romance set in one of our country’s most beautiful cities during one of its most notorious eras. The Barbary Coast of Africa was…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1935, Barbary Coast, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, classic films, Edward G. Robinson, Gold Rush, Howard Hawks, Joel McCrea, Lisa's Home Bijou, Miriam Hopkins, San Francisco, Walter Brennan

Lisa’s Home Bijou: Pal Joey

February 22, 2016 by Lisa Grable 4 Comments

Frank Sinatra tries to work his way from San Francisco's Barbary Coast to Nob Hill while romancing Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth. Lisa's Home Bijou: Pal Joey (1957)

Film Festival: The City by the Bay THE DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE in elevation between San Francisco‘s Barbary Coast and Nob Hill has long been symbolic of the distances between the social classes in that city. In 1957’s Pal Joey, we join Frank Sinatra in his attempt to make the climb from the Coast up the Hill.The…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1957, classic films, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Lisa's Home Bijou, musical, Pal Joey, rat pack caper, Rita Hayworth, Rodgers and Hart, San Francisco

Lisa’s Home Bijou: After the Thin Man

February 8, 2016 by Lisa Grable 4 Comments

Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell & Myrna Loy) detect their way through San Francisco. Lisa's Home Bijou: After the Thin Man (1936)

Film Festival: The City by the Bay DASHIELL HAMMETT created the sparkling detective couple Nick and Nora Charles for his novel, The Thin Man. Portrayed in the movies by William Powell and Myrna Loy, this matching of matrimonial opposites attained a long-lasting popularity. 1936’s After the Thin Man is the detective duo’s second screen outing,…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1936, after the thin man, Chinatown, classic films, Dashiell Hammett, detective fiction, James Stewart, Lisa's Home Bijou, Myrna Loy, Nick and Nora Charles, San Francisco, The Thin Man, William Powell

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Lisa Grable, Casa BouquetI’m an educator, grandmother, classic movie fan, sewer and crafter, and I love Hawaii. Read more about me …

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