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Frisco Jenny

Directed by William A. Wellman

Starring Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern

My Record's Perfect Now!...Ten Commandments and I've Broken Every One of Them!

Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.