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
Directed byFrank Stauffacher
Produced byFrank Stauffacher
Written byRobert Lewis Stevenson
StarringVincent Price (narrator)
Release date
1951
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

See also

References
  1. IMDB entry
  2. "Pacific Film Archive at UC Berkeley notes (October 31, 2012)". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections" (Press release). Washington Post. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  4. "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.


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