Flame of Barbary Coast

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!

NR 1945 · 91 min · ★ 5.5 · 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.

Directed by Joseph Kane · Written by Borden Chase

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