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A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
Abdullah Abbas
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff
- Fireman
- (uncredited)
Doc Adams
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhile in her home, Ann Dvorak introduces herself to John Wayne: "My name is Ann" to which he replies "and I am Duke". Dvorak's character's name is also her real name. Wayne's character's name was also his real-life nickname.
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'Smooth' Wylie: Now the first thing to learn about a deck of cards is how to handle 'em. They're a whole lot like women, usually when you pick one up, you wish you hadn't!
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
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Not one of Duke's best
Lesser John Wayne vehicle with Duke playing a character named...Duke. Set in early Twentieth Century San Francisco (a popular setting for many movies made during the classic Hollywood era), Duke plays a gambler who falls for a saloon singer (a miscast Ann Dvorak) and crosses swords with accented villain Joseph Schildkraut, who believes the lady belongs to him. Dvorak, about ten years past her prime (career-wise not looks; she was still lovely) was a poor fit for a sultry singer that turns men's heads. By contrast, Virginia Grey appears in a supporting role and seems a much better fit for the lead role. Dvorak also has remarkably little chemistry with John Wayne. Not to bag on her. She was a great actress, particularly in her pre-Code films where she had grittier roles than this. Schildkraut was a decent actor who certainly could make you hate him. But every film I've seen where Duke's opponent is a wimpy tycoon or bureaucrat or something always seems to suffer for it. The villain in a John Wayne movie needs to be intimidating. This guy just isn't. Creepy at best. For his part, Duke does fine. Not really his type of role as written on the page but he sort of makes it his. Worth a look for Wayne fans but it's not one of his best.
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- utgard14
- Sep 29, 2017
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- $600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) officially released in India in English?
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