Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for this 1936 movie romance between a gambling hall tycoon, played by Clark Gable, and a promising but poor singer. The then very popular singing voice of Jeanette MacDonald in the female lead was bound to make this film into a hit. The title song was composed by Walter Jurmann and Bronislav Kaper. The movie was successful in receiving only a single Oscar: Best Sound, Recording - Douglas Shearer (M-G-M SSD) It was nominated for five others: Best Picture - John Emerson and Bernard H. Hyman, producers Best Actor in a Leading Role - Spencer Tracy Best Assistant Director - Joseph M. Newman Best Director - W.S. Van Dyke Best Writing, Original Story - Robert E. Hopkins This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.