Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Release Date: May 28, 1945 Wide
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John Wayne is not the title character of Flame of the Barbary Coast: that honor goes to second-billed Ann Dvorak. Wayne plays a Montana cattleman who is lured into a San Francisco gambling joint by dance-hall girl Dvorak. Though Ann at first brings Wayne luck, he ends up losing his shirt to cardshark Joseph Schildkraut. Chastened by the experience, Wayne leaves Frisco with his tail between his legs, returning only after he himself has become a gambling expert. Thanks to his new-found expertise,
May 28, 1945 Wide
Jan 21, 2003
Cast
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John Wayne
Duke Fergus -
Ann Dvorak
Flaxen Tarry -
Joseph Schildkraut
Tito Morell -
William Frawley
Smooth Wylie, Wolf Wyli... -
Virginia Grey
Rita Dane -
Russell Hicks
Cyrus Danver -
Jack Norton
Byline Conners -
Paul Fix
Calico Jim -
Eve Lynne
Martha -
Marc Lawrence I
Disko, Joe Disko -
Butterfly McQueen
Beulah -
Rex Lease
Collingswood headwaiter... -
Hank Bell
Cabby, Hank cabby -
Al Murphy
Horseshoe Brown -
Adele Mara
Marie -
Emmett Vogan
Rita's Agent -
Manart Kipper
Dr. Gorman -
Manart Kippen
Dr. Gorman
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Before becoming a major box-office star, John Wayne made many B-pictures, such as this Republic flick, a romantic triangle set in San Francisco circa 1906, which was nominated for several technical Oscars.
The script is so lame and murky that even the Duke doesn't seem interested in his character.
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