Flame of Barbary Coast
The brawling, colorful story of the queen of hearts and the ace of gamblers... with a shock climax such as the screen has never known!
1945 · 1h 31m · Approved
Romance, Western
Directed by
Joseph Kane
Overview
Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Boss Tito Morell, goes home, learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a fortune, he opens his own place with Flaxen as the entertainer; but the 1906 quake destroys his place.
Director and cast
- Joseph Kane Director
- John Wayne as Duke Fergus
- Ann Dvorak as Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry
- Joseph Schildkraut as Boss Tito Morell
- William Frawley as Wolf Wylie
- Virginia Grey as Rita Dane
- Russell Hicks as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
- Jack Norton as Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star
- Paul Fix as Calico Jim
- Manart Kippen as Dr. Gorman
- Eve Lynne as Martha, Morell's Secretary
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