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The Last Night of the Barbary Coast

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For the short story by Kage Baker "A Night on the Barbary Coast", see Gods and Pawns. 1913 American film
The Last Night of the Barbara Coast
Newspaper advertisement
Directed bySol Lesser
Produced bySol Lesser
CinematographyHal Mohr
Production
company
Sol Lesser Productions
Distributed byProgressive Film Co.
Release date
  • December 1913 (1913-12)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Last Night of the Barbary Coast (1913) was an early example of the exploitation film, showing what was purported to be the last night of the Barbary Coast red-light section of San Francisco. In reality, the Barbary Coast wasn't shut down until 1917.

The film, directed by Hal Mohr and Sol Lesser, is now considered a lost film. Mohr (a native of San Francisco himself), later an Academy Award winner, did the cinematography, and Lesser went on to become a Hollywood producer.

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References

  1. IMDB entry

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