The 1906 earthquake and fire is the single most important event in San Francisco's colorful history. To commemorate its 116th anniversary, watch clips from favorite and unfamiliar films depicting the devastation. 

See how Hollywood depicts the devastation as Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Bette Davis survive collapsing buildings and raging fire. Including the recently rediscovered silent When The Earth Trembled (1913), Frisco Jenny (1932), San Francisco (1936) and The Sisters (1938). Presented by Jim Van Buskirk, author of Celluloid San Francisco (and former SFPL librarian).