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St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street |
On a gloomy day
it's not at all difficult to imagine the San Francisco depicted in noir
thrillers like 1950's D.O.A. Notary public Frank
Bigelow is poisoned by a mystery man at the Fisherman,
a saloon typical of the longshoreman joints once familiar along the Embarcadero.
With just a few days to live, Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) tries to find out
who killed him and why. Other locations include the St. Francis Hotel on
Powell Street, and the Chambord Apartments.
The Chambord stands in for the medical building where Bigelow's poisoning
is diagnosed. Directed by Ralph Mate.
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Copyright 2002 Hank Donat |