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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!
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.
- Original title
- Flame of Barbary Coast
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Jul 1, 2022 · via TMDB
Who ever came up with the title is to be commended. It suggests a storyline way, way, more interesting than this film turns out to actually be! "Tito" (Joseph Schildkraut) pretty much runs San Francisco and together with his gal "Flaxen" (Ann Dvorak) has quite a easy life - until, that is, cowboy "Duke" (John Wayne) arrives in town and takes a bit of a shine to the lady. He's just a touch too naive though for city life, and soon has to head home - broke - after being fleeced in the casino. Determined to win it all back - and more - he takes lessons in card-playing and soon returns, this time much better prepared to combat the dodgy goings-on at the card table, and to win the heart of the lady. Sadly, aside from a rare few scenes of fisticuff action, this is all rather dreary. The scenario is well trodden, and although Dvorak makes for quite a decent leading lady, the rivalry between the sophisticate crook and his handsome interloper just doesn't ever catch fire. The pace is just too forced, and there is far too much emphasis on the rather uninteresting love triangle element. This film is only really notable for the last fifteen minutes which offers us quite a well created and impressive look at just how the earthquake and subsequent fire devastated the city leaving carnage - and opportunity - in it's wake. Again there is plenty of charm from the star, but it is nowhere near enough to sustain this and though it might have been more impressive on a big screen, on a small one it proves merely to be quite a procedural and, frankly, dull, vehicle for Wayne that promises much but delivers little.
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John Wayne
Duke Fergus
Ann Dvorak
Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry
Joseph Schildkraut
Boss Tito Morell
William Frawley
Wolf Wylie
Virginia Grey
Rita Dane
Russell Hicks
Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
Jack Norton
Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star
Paul Fix
Calico Jim
Marc Lawrence
Joe Disko, Gambler
Butterfly McQueen
Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
Rex Lease
Collingswood
Hank Bell
Hank
Eddie Acuff
Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Gambler (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Morell Henchman (uncredited)
Adele Mara
Marie (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
Gambler (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Townsman
Dorothy Christy
Mother Bronson
Edmund Cobb
Townsman
Jack Gargan
Bartender
William Halligan
Tom Buckman
Stuart Hamblen
Jud McCone
Chuck Hamilton
Barfly
Mahlon Hamilton
Mr. Santer
Michael Jeffers
Whit Calverty
Patricia Knox
Dancehall Girl
Tom London
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Philo McCullough
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Jack O'Shea
Barnes, the Dice Table Croupier
Bud Osborne
Bartender
Eddie Parker
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Victor Potel
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Hugh Prosser
Fred Mallen
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Lee Shumway
Casey
Larry Steers
Gambler
Charles Sullivan
Calico Jim's Bartender
Emmett Vogan
Gleason, Rita's Agent
Larry Wheat
Barfly
Joseph Kane
Director
Borden Chase
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