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Barbary Coast

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
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6.7/10
2.4K
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Edward G. Robinson, Miriam Hopkins, and Joel McCrea in Barbary Coast (1935)
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.
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Mary Rutledge arrives from the East, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in 1850s San Francisco.Mary Rutledge arrives from the East, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in 1850s San Francisco.Mary Rutledge arrives from the East, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in 1850s San Francisco.

  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Ben Hecht
    • Charles MacArthur
    • Edward Chodorov
  • Stars
    • Miriam Hopkins
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Joel McCrea
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht
      • Charles MacArthur
      • Edward Chodorov
    • Stars
      • Miriam Hopkins
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Joel McCrea
    • 44User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Miriam Hopkins
    Miriam Hopkins
    • Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Luis Chamalis
    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Jim Carmichael
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Old Atrocity
    Frank Craven
    Frank Craven
    • Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb
    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Knuckles Jacoby
    Clyde Cook
    Clyde Cook
    • Oakie
    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • Jed Slocum
    Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    • Broncho
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Sawbuck McTavish
    Rollo Lloyd
    Rollo Lloyd
    • Wigham
    J.M. Kerrigan
    J.M. Kerrigan
    • Judge Harper
    Roger Gray
    Roger Gray
    • Sandy Ferguson
    C.E. Anderson
    C.E. Anderson
    • Vigilante
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Benson
    • Boat Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Bing
    Herman Bing
    • Fish Peddler
    • (uncredited)
    Sven Hugo Borg
    Sven Hugo Borg
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Nina Campana
    • Mexican Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht
      • Charles MacArthur
      • Edward Chodorov
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews44

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The famous uncredited early David Niven appearance can require several viewings to spot. It is about 12 minutes into the film, as Mary is led along the street and Old Atrocity (Walter Brennan) says "Make way for a lady!". Niven, wearing a peaked cap with a coat over his left arm, says in his best Cockney accent: "Oright- oright!" and "this is worse than the Barbary Coast in Africa" as he leaves the saloon with the main group in front of him.
    • Goofs
      When hailed by the pilot boat in the fog, the ship's Capt. id's himself as "the Flying Cloud, 220 days out of New York." Flying Cloud was, in fact, a very famous clipper ship designed specifically to expedite trade between San Francisco and the East Coast during the Gold Rush. In 1854 she set a NY-Frisco speed record of 89 da. 8 hr. which stood until *1981*. She never took 220 days to reach San Francisco like the tubs she was designed to replace for the voyage around Cape Horn.
    • Quotes
      • Mary 'Swan' Rutledge: I see a lot of fog and a few lights. I like when life's hidden. Gives you a chance to imagine nice things. Nicer than they are.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: Gold

      Out of California in 1849 came the cry that lured the adventurous from the four corners of the earth.

      Over the Rockies in covered wagons they came, and around the Horn in square-rigged ships.
    • Connections
      Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh, Susanna
      (uncredited)
      Written by Stephen Foster

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 27, 1935 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Port of Wickedness
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Samuel Goldwyn Productions
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $778,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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