Love was a gamble she couldn't afford to lose.
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Jim Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Chamalis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.
Barbary Coast (1935) is a romance, western and drama film directed by Howard Hawks, released on October 13, 1935 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea and Walter Brennan. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 40 ratings.
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Miriam Hopkins
as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Edward G. Robinson
as Luis Chamalis
Joel McCrea
as Jim Carmichael
Walter Brennan
as Old Atrocity
Frank Craven
as Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb
Brian Donlevy
as Knuckles Jacoby
Clyde Cook
as Oakie
Harry Carey
as Jed Slocum
Matt McHugh
as Broncho
Donald Meek
as Sawbuck McTavish
Rollo Lloyd
as Wigham
Roger Gray
as Sandy Ferguson
Directed by Howard Hawks, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, produced by Samuel Goldwyn.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 40 ratings.
It's quite interesting to see Edward G Robinson ("Louis Chamalis") in this period melodrama sets in a largely lawless San Francisco of the 1850s, but charismatic as he certainly is - even with his coiffured hair and frilly shirts - he cannot really raise this mediocre effort. Miriam Hopkins is "Swan" - a woman who arrives from New York to marry a miner who has fallen foul of the drink/gambling and gunmen.…
Reviewed on June 19, 2022
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Barbary Coast (1935) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Barbary Coast (1935) includes Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan and Frank Craven. The film was directed by Howard Hawks. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Barbary Coast was released on October 13, 1935 and runs for 1h 30m.
Barbary Coast (1935) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 40 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, western and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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