Frisco Sal Explained

Frisco Sal
Director:	George Waggner
Screenplay:	Curt Siodmak
Based On:	story by Siodmak
Starring:	Susanna Foster
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	94 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Frisco Sal is a 1945 American Western film directed by George Waggner and starring Susanna Foster and Turhan Bey. It was co written by Curt Siodmak.

Plot

Sad tidings have brought Sally, a young woman, from New England to the Barbary Coast. She is trying to find who murdered her brother. Sally is glad to get a job signing at Dude's saloon. Just as she develops feelings for Dude, she begins to wonder if he might be behind her brother's murder.

Cast

• Susanna Foster as Sally
• Turhan Bey as Dude
• Alan Curtis as Rio
• Andy Devine as Bunny
• Thomas Gomez as Dan
• Collette Lyons as Mickey
• Samuel S. Hinds as Doc
• Fuzzy Knight as Hallelujah
• Billy Green as Billy

Production

The film was originally called Frisco Kate and was to star Foster and Ella Raines'.^[1]

Filming started in September 1944.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• • • Review of film at The New York Times
• Frisco Sal at BFI

Notes and References

1. News: UNIVERSAL TO MAKE 55 FEATURE FILMS: Schedules Seven Technicolor Pictures and Many Shorts for the 1944–45 Season. June 12, 1944. New York Times. 16.
2. News: Schallert, E.. 'Willie' will bring return of John Payne.. Sep 11, 1944. Los Angeles Times. .
3. News: GEN. PATTON'S LIFE SUBJECT OF FILM. Sep 11, 1944. New York Times.