Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

Duke falls for Flaxen in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Tito, goes home and PL: learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

Borden Chase (original screenplay), Prescott Chaplin (story)

Stars:

John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Complete credited 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
Marc Lawrence	...	Joe Disko, Gambler
Butterfly McQueen	...	Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
Rex Lease	...	Collingswood, headwaiter
Hank Bell	...	Hank, cabby
Al Murphy	...	Horseshoe Brown

Storyline

Duke falls for Flaxen in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Tito, goes home and PL: learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a fortune he opens his own place with Flaxen as the entertainer. The 1906 quake destroys his place.

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Plot Keywords:

barbary coast | money | gambler | debt | cowboy | 

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Taglines:

PACKED WITH THE THRILL AND SPECTACLE OF THE WEST'S MOST EXCITING ERA! (original poster)

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Genres:

Musical | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Cidade de Bárbaros

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in That's Action (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Too Much Mustard"
(uncredited)
Written by Cecil Macklin

User Reviews

1906 Electric lines

If you want to see the electric lines in SF in 1906 check out the links listed below from the SF Museum. These two slides in the power point show the lines that were present then.

I think that the level of electric service shown in the film was a little advance for 1906, most would not pick upon that. Remember this was a 1945 film, compare it to the 50's not present day films to be fair. Acting talent still beats special effects in my book. Just think what kind of movies John Wayne could do in 2005 with just a few of today's effects. Maybe some one could apply CGI to an older movie? Good movie, to bad we get so few good movies in the current productions.

http://www.sfmuseum.org/views/1906.ppt#262,8,Slide 8

http://www.sfmuseum.org/views/1906.ppt#264,13,Slide 12

Check out the rest of the site worth the time, just as this movie is.