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Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

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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,

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Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Borden Chase

Jan 21, 2003

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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.

August 5, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
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The script is so lame and murky that even the Duke doesn't seem interested in his character.

September 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Republic Pictures could be downright bewildering when they tried for sophisticated entertainment (mostly the studio specialized in B-movie-with-a-plus knockabout). Exhibit A is this San Francisco..
November 23, 2008
Often misspelled title does not have a "the" in it. Not the biggest of budgets, but it's not bad. John Wayne is better than average. Fair sets and costumes. Okay songs, a rather ordinary film but watchable.
December 1, 2008
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