 On April 18, 1906, a massive earthquake struck Northern California. In three terrible days San Francisco, the "Paris of the Pacific," was wiped from the earth. The Damnedest, Finest Ruins paints a riveting portrait of courage and chaos. James Dalessandro uses rare photos and actual film of the disaster to create a captivating story of human courage and political incompetence, underscored by the music of Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, who performed five hours before the disaster and barely made it out alive.