

Flame of Barbary Coast
The brawling, colorful story of the queen of hearts and the ace of gamblers... with a shock climax such as the screen has never known!
5.5(19 votes)
1945
1h 31m
Romance
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.
Production
Republic Pictures
Cast

John Wayne
Duke Fergus

Ann Dvorak
Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry

Joseph Schildkraut
Boss Tito Morell

William Frawley
Wolf Wylie

Virginia Grey
Rita Dane

Russell Hicks
Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star

Jack Norton
Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star

Paul Fix
Calico Jim

Manart Kippen
Dr. Gorman

Eve Lynne
Martha, Morell's Secretary