Frisco Kid

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Release date: Nov 30, 1935

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Clearly inspired by the success of Goldwyn's Barbary Coast, Warner Bros.' The Frisco Kid stars James Cagney as turn-of-the-century opportunist Bat Morgan. Heading to the gold fields of California, Bat is almost shanghaied in San Francisco but manages not only to escape his would-be captors but also to kill the infamous crime lord Shanghai Duck (Fred Kohler Sr.). The grateful citizens enable Bat to rise to wealth and power on the Barbary Coast. But he's less lucky in love, and it is his seemingly hopeless fascination with Nob Hill debutante Jean Barrat (Margaret Lindsay) that may well bring about Bat's downfall. The film is a festival of cliches, occasionally enlivened by barroom brawls and rowdy musical numbers. Featured as extras in Frisco Kid were several stars and directors of the silent era, a "generous" gesture made by Warner Bros. partly to stave off the inevitability of unionized actors.

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Cast

James Cagney
as Bat Morgan
Margaret Lindsay
as Jean Barrat
Ricardo Cortez
as Paul Morra
Lili Damita
as Belle Morra
Donald Woods
as Charles Ford
Barton MacLane
as Spider Burke
George E. Stone
as Solly
Addison Richards
as William T. Coleman
Joe King
as James Daley
Robert McWade
as Judge Crawford
Joseph Crehan
as McClanahan
Robert Strange
as Graber
Joe Sawyer
as Slugs Crippen
Fred Kohler
as Shanghai Duck
Edward McWade
as Tupper
Claudia Coleman
as Jumping Whale
John Wray
as The Weasel
William Wagner
as Evangelist
Don Barclay
as Drunk
Jack Curtis
as Captain
Walter Long
as Miner
Jim Farley
as Man
Milton Kibbee
as Shop Man
John Francis Dillon
as Policeman
Robert Dudley
Harry Seymour
as Salesman
Claire Sinclair
as Madame
Alan Davis
as Young Drunk
Karl Hackett
as Dealer
Ed Mortimer
as Man #1
William J. Holmes
as Man #2
Don Downen
as Usher
Mrs. Wilfred North
as Mrs. Crawford
Edward J. Le Saint
Joe Smith Marba
as Man
Landers Stevens
as Doctor
Frank Sheridan
as Mulligan
Wilfred Lucas
as First Policeman
Joe Marba
as Man
James C. Morton
as Man
Harry Tenbrook
as Man
Ivar McFadden
as First Lookout
Charles B. Middleton
as Speaker
Lew Harvey
as Dealer
Eddie Sturgis
as Rat Face
William Desmond
as Captain/Vigilante
Jessie Perry
as Maid
Lee Phelps
as Second Lookout
Edward Keane
as Contractor
Dick Rush
as Vigilante Leader
John Elliott
as Doctor
Helene Chadwick
Bill Dale
Dick Kerr
Alice Lake
Vera Steadman
Wilfred North
as Mrs. Crawford
Jane Tallent
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