Based on a true story, an immigrant graveyard caretaker in 1875 San Francisco is forced to fight for his rights when a rich railroad baron builds a 40-foot fence around his small house to push him from valuable property. A small war erupts between the two headstrong men as a city watches. While the feud rages on, the two men are forced to contemplate what it really is they both are fighting for.
The Spite Fence is a screenplay I’ve been researching and writing for more years than i care to say. It’s a passion project for the city I was born in, San Francisco, California. I’m a proud fourth-generation San Francisco native and have always been fascinated by the city’s lush, colorful history. When I first heard about of the Spite Fence and all that took place on that hill in San Francisco many years ago, I was instantly in love with the story.
Charles Crocker
Chinatown, San Francisco
