The Barbary Coast (1935)
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It's the wild and woolly waterfront world of San Francisco in the late 1800s in this rambling tale of an outrageous nightclub owner (Edward G. Robinson) and his efforts at wooing lovely Mary Rutledge (Miriam Hopkins), a lovely Eastern lass left to her own devices in the rowdy port city. The innocent babe loses that innocence when she becomes a kept lady, running the roulette wheel in Robinson's nightclub. The plot matures when Mary falls in love with an honest and upright gold miner. When the lovers are discovered during a fateful tryst, they flee the evil Robinson, hoping to escape as stowaways aboard a departing ship. Robinson is magnificent in this ruffian role. This action-filled adventure is suitable for the whole family. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Howard Hawks
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Barbary Coast
It's the wild and woolly waterfront world of San Francisco in the late 1800s in this rambling tale of an outrageous nightclub owner (Edward G. Robinson) and his efforts at wooing lovely Mary Rutledge (Miriam Hopkins), a lovely Eastern lass left to her own devices in the rowdy port city. The innocent babe loses that innocence when she becomes a kept lady, running the roulette wheel in Robinson's nightclub. The plot matures when Mary falls in love with an honest and upright gold miner. When the lovers are discovered during a fateful tryst, they flee the evil Robinson, hoping to escape as stowaways aboard a departing ship. Robinson is magnificent in this ruffian role. This action-filled adventure is suitable for the whole family. ~ Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast of The Barbary Coast
- Miriam Hopkins - Mary Rutledge
- Joel McCrea - James Carmichael
- Frank Craven - Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb
- Clyde Cook - Oakie
- Matt McHugh - Bronco
- Rollo Lloyd - Wigham
- Donald Meek - McTavish
- Constantine Romanoff - Bouncer
- Dave Wengren - 1st Mate
- Tom London - Ringsider
- Roger Gray - Sandy Ferguson
- Victor Potel - Wilkins
- Ethel Wales - Mayor's Wife
- Russell Powell - Sheriff
- Harry Holman - Mayor
- David Niven - Cockney Sailor
- Patricia Farley - Dance Hall Girl
- Edward G. Robinson - Louis Chamalis
- Walter Brennan - Old Atrocity
- Brian Donlevy - Knuckles
- Harry Carey - Slocum
- Otto Hoffman - Peebles
- J.M. Kerrigan - Judge Harper
- Herman Bing - Fish Peddler
- Bob Stevenson - Passenger
- Harry Semels - Lookout
- Fredrik Vogeding - Ship's Captain
- Wong Chung - Ah Wing
- Anders VanHaden - McCready, 2nd Mate
- Jim Thorpe - Indian
- Kit Guard - Kibitzer
- Jules Cowles - Pilot
- Cyril Thornton - Steward
- Director(s):
- Howard Hawks
- Writer(s):
- Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
- Producer(s):
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure, Romance
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