Flame of Barbary Coast
1945Duke 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.
Acted in
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