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In Dark
Passage, Humphrey Bogart is an escapee from San Quentin
Prison who recovers from plastic
surgery at Lauren Bacall's apartment while plotting revenge against the
people who framed him. The fascinating 1947 noir story directed by Delmar
Daves is a cinema classic and one of the best movies ever filmed in San
Francisco. The Malloch Apartment Building, the unique four-story Art Deco
building at 1360 Montgomery Street, was the home of Bacall's character, amateur landscape painter Irene Jansen. A current resident uses a cardboard cutout to
make sure that Bogey always stands watch. Vintage cityscapes are marked
by the Russ Building, 1101
Green Street apartment building, and the Mark
Hopkins Hotel. As Vincent Parry, Bogart climbs down the fire escape
at the Tamalpais Building after a confrontation
with Agnes Moorehead. He makes his getaway on the Hyde Street cable, all
the way down to the Powell and Market turnaround.
Also included are sidewalk and drive along footage, the Golden
Gate Bridge, the Waldo Tunnel when
it had only one bore, plus the Filbert
Steps, the Filbert House, and Harry's
Wagon. During filming on Telegraph Hill, the private booth at The Shadows - across the street from the Malloch building - was reserved for Bogey and Bacall.
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