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Feature film — 1945

Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

5.51h 31mRomance — Western

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.

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A high-signal pick with 24 votes.

Republic Pictures

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Director: Joseph Kane

On screen

Cast & crew

John Wayne as Duke Fergus

John Wayne

Duke Fergus

Ann Dvorak as Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry

Ann Dvorak

Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry

Joseph Schildkraut as Boss Tito Morell

Joseph Schildkraut

Boss Tito Morell

William Frawley as Wolf Wylie

William Frawley

Wolf Wylie

Virginia Grey as Rita Dane

Virginia Grey

Rita Dane

Russell Hicks as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star

Russell Hicks

Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star

Jack Norton as Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star

Jack Norton

Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star

Paul Fix as Calico Jim

Paul Fix

Calico Jim

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Manart Kippen

Dr. Gorman

E

Eve Lynne

Martha, Morell's Secretary

Marc Lawrence as Joe Disko, Gambler

Marc Lawrence

Joe Disko, Gambler

Butterfly McQueen as Beulah, Flaxen's Maid

Butterfly McQueen

Beulah, Flaxen's Maid

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