Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

91 mins | Romance, Western | May 28, 1945

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.

Flame of Barbary Coast

91 mins | Romance, Western | May 28, 1945

Flame of Barbary Coast
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title Flame of Barbary Coast
Directors Joseph Kane
Writers Prescott Chaplin, Borden Chase

Cast

John Wayne

as Duke Fergus

Ann Dvorak

as Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry

Joseph Schildkraut

as Boss Tito Morell

William Frawley

as Wolf Wylie

Virginia Grey

as Rita Dane

Russell Hicks

as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star

Jack Norton

as Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star

Paul Fix

as Calico Jim

Manart Kippen

as Dr. Gorman

Eve Lynne

as Martha, Morell's Secretary

Marc Lawrence

as Joe Disko, Gambler

Butterfly McQueen

as Beulah, Flaxen's Maid

Rex Lease

as Collingswood

Hank Bell

as Hank

Al Murphy

as Horseshoe Brown

Eddie Acuff

as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Waiter (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan

as Gambler (uncredited)

Bud Geary

as Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as Morell Henchman (uncredited)

William Hoehne Jr.

as Blond haired boy delivering beer (uncredited)

Adele Mara

as Marie (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as Gambler (uncredited)

Doc Adams

as Barfly

Melva Anstead

as Dancehall Girl

Walter Bacon

as Barfly

Frank Balderrama

as Barfly

John Barton

as Barfly

Edward Biby

as Bill McGale

George Boyce

as Specialty Dancer

Chet Brandenburg

as Townsman

Roy Butler

as Telephone Man

James Carlisle

as Barfly

Dorothy Christy

as Mother Bronson

Edmund Cobb

as Townsman

Russell Custer

as Barfly

Jack Gargan

as Bartender

William Halligan

as Tom Buckman

Stuart Hamblen

as Jud McCone

Chuck Hamilton

as Barfly

Mahlon Hamilton

as Mr. Santer

Frank Jaquet

as Prominent Citizen

Michael Jeffers

as Whit Calverty

Patricia Knox

as Dancehall Girl

Tom London

as Thompson, Townsman in Mob

Charles Marsh

as Speaker

Frankie Marvin

as Cowboy

Frank McCarroll

as Attendant

Philo McCullough

as Gambler

Pat McKee

as Barfly

William J. O'Brien

as Waiter

Jack O'Shea

as Barnes, the Dice Table Croupier

Bud Osborne

as Bartender

Eddie Parker

as Pedestrian

Victor Potel

as Train Fireman

Bobbie Priest

as Dancehall Girl

Hugh Prosser

as Fred Mallen

Beverly Reedy

as Dancehall Girl

Joe Rickson

as Dealer

Arlyn Roberts

as Dancehall Girl

Hector V. Sarno

as Spectator at Dice Table

Lee Shumway

as Casey

Larry Steers

as Gambler

Charles Sullivan

as Calico Jim's Bartender

Emmett Vogan

as Gleason, Rita's Agent

Larry Wheat

as Barfly

Bill Wolfe

as Barfly in White Suit