Notes on the Port of St. Francis
Notes on the Port of St. Francis is a 1951 short impressionistic documentary film on San Francisco, directed by Frank Stauffacher, and with narration written by Robert Louis Stevenson (1882) and read by Vincent Price. The film opens with "An Epitaph" by Walter de la Mare. The film was made in 16mm film, is 22 minutes long, and has been preserved by the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.[1][2] Stauffacher was assisted by Hy Hirsh, Allon Schoener, Herb Gleitz, and Gene Tepper. The film was co-produced by Stauffacher, the SF Maritime Museum, and the California Historical Society.
Notes on the Port of St. Francis | |
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Directed by | Frank Stauffacher |
Produced by | Frank Stauffacher |
Written by | Robert Lewis Stevenson |
Starring | Vincent Price (narrator) |
Release date | 1951 |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
On December 18, 2013, the Library of Congress announced that this film had been selected for the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4]
References
- IMDB entry
- "Pacific Film Archive at UC Berkeley notes (October 31, 2012)". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections". Washington Post (Press release). December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
External links
- Notes on the Port of St. Francis essay by Scott MacDonald on the National Film Registry website
- Notes on the Port of St. Francis at IMDB
- SF Museum of Modern Art entry
- Pacific Film Archive notes (October 31, 2012)
- Notes on the Port of St. Francis at SF State University/SF Bay Area Video Collection