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The cable cars have been movie stars for more than 100 years
San Francisco's cable cars have been the backdrop of many a tinsel town flick."A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire" was filmed in 1906, just a few days before, and is taken from a cable car. Silent film star Buster Keaton’s 1922 reel"Daydreams" depicts the star riding a cable car around the turntable at Bay Street.
Several films from the 1940s — such as"I Love A Soldier,""Impact," and"D.O.A." — feature cable cars prominently, even as it was considered dated tech at that point . Cable cars have also made cameo appearances in more modern films like "Dirty Harry,"" ,""Princess Diaries,""Hulk" and, of course, the 2008 Oscar-winning"Milk." The 2022 Hallmark holiday movie,"A Big Fat Family ChristmasA cable car crash infamously changed one woman's life forever
In 1964, a San Francisco cable car accident made headlines for what happened to one of the victims. The crash resulted in a traumatic brain injury that rendered 23-year-old rider Gloria Sykes a nymphomaniac . In 1970, Sykes sued Muni and the city of San Francisco for $500,000. She was eventually awarded $50,000.
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