Story Line
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.
“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!”
Top 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
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Rating
5.5/ 10
Release Date
1945-05-28
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
RomanceWestern
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User Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
6/10
•7/1/2022Who ever came up with the title is to be commended. It suggests a storyline way, way, more interesting than this film turns out to actually be! "Tito" (Joseph Schildkraut) pretty much runs San Francisco and together with his gal "Flaxen" (Ann Dvorak)...