The Last Night of the Barbary Coast (1913) was an early example of the exploitation film, showing what was purported to be the last night of the Barbary Coast red-light section of San Francisco. In reality, the Barbary Coast wasn't shut down until 1917.
| The Last Night of the Barbara Coast | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Sol Lesser |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
Production company | Sol Lesser Productions |
| Distributed by | Progressive Film Co. |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The film, directed by Hal Mohr and Sol Lesser, is now considered a lost film.[1] Mohr (a native of San Francisco himself), later an Academy Award winner, did the cinematography, and Lesser went on to become a Hollywood producer.