Nob Hill (film)
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | André Daven |
| Written by |
Eleanore Griffin (story) Norman Reilly Raine (writer) Wanda Tuchock |
| Starring |
George Raft Joan Bennett Vivian Blaine |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,104,000[1] or $2,300,000[2] |
Nob Hill is a 1945 technicolor film about a Barbary Coast saloon keeper starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. Part musical and part drama, the movie was directed by Henry Hathaway.
Plot
Sally Templeton sings at Tony Angelo's popular turn-of-the-century nightclub in San Francisco, which is called the Gold Coast. She is also in love with Tony.
One day, a young girl, Katie Flanagan, just off the boat from Ireland, arrives looking for her uncle. Informed that he has died, Katie is about to be sent back by Tony on the next ship until Sally persuades him to let the girl stay a while.
Tony falls for Nob Hill socialite Harriet Carruthers and agrees to support her brother, Lash, who is a candidate for district attorney. Business acquaintances are upset because Lash might shut down clubs like theirs if elected DA. Sally objects to the attention he is paying Harriet and takes a job singing in another club. Katie misses her terribly.
After the election, Tony discovers that Harriet has no interest in a future with someone like him. He grows despondent and turns to drink. Sally reconciles with Tony, who is also heartened by Lash's acknowledgment that he intends to investigate only law-breaking operations, not Tony's, which is respectable. All is well until Katie runs away, but after a desperate search in Chinatown for the child, Tony and Sally finally find her.
Cast
- George Raft as Tony Angelo
- Joan Bennett as Harriet Carruthers
- Vivian Blaine as Sally Templeton
- Peggy Ann Garner as Katie Flanagan
- Alan Reed as Dapper Jack Harrigan
- B.S. Pully as Joe the Bartender
- Edgar Barrier as Lash Carruthers
Reception
The film was one of the most popular releases of the year.[1]
References
- 1 2 Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 104
- ↑ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 220
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nob Hill (1945 film). |
- Nob Hill at the Internet Movie Database
- Nob Hill at the TCM Movie Database
- Nob Hill at AllMovie
- Nob Hill at NY Times