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Cast
																											 
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											John Wayne | As: Duke Fergus | 
																											 
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											Ann Dvorak | As: Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry | 
																											 
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											Joseph Schildkraut | As: Boss Tito Morell | 
																											 
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											William Frawley | As: Wolf Wylie | 
																											 
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											Virginia Grey | As: Rita Dane | 
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | 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! | 
| Certification: | NR | 
Cast
																							 
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												 John Wayne  | 
										
											 Duke Fergus  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ann Dvorak  | 
										
											 Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry  | 
									
																							 
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												 Joseph Schildkraut  | 
										
											 Boss Tito Morell  | 
									
																							 
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												 William Frawley  | 
										
											 Wolf Wylie  | 
									
																							 
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												 Virginia Grey  | 
										
											 Rita Dane  | 
									
																							 
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												 Russell Hicks  | 
										
											 Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jack Norton  | 
										
											 Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star  | 
									
																							 
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												 Paul Fix  | 
										
											 Calico Jim  | 
									
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												 Manart Kippen  | 
										
											 Dr. Gorman  | 
									
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												 Eve Lynne  | 
										
											 Martha, Morell's Secretary  | 
									
																							 
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												 Marc Lawrence  | 
										
											 Joe Disko, Gambler  | 
									
																							 
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												 Butterfly McQueen  | 
										
											 Beulah, Flaxen's Maid  | 
									
																							 
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												 Rex Lease  | 
										
											 Collingswood  | 
									
																							 
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												 Hank Bell  | 
										
											 Hank  | 
									
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												 Al Murphy  | 
										
											 Horseshoe Brown  | 
									
																							 
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												 Eddie Acuff  | 
										
											 Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Gino Corrado  | 
										
											 Waiter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Kenne Duncan  | 
										
											 Gambler (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Bud Geary  | 
										
											 Henchman (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Frank Hagney  | 
										
											 Morell Henchman (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 William Hoehne Jr.  | 
										
											 Blond haired boy delivering beer (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Adele Mara  | 
										
											 Marie (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jack Mulhall  | 
										
											 Gambler (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Doc Adams  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 Melva Anstead  | 
										
											 Dancehall Girl  | 
									
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												 Walter Bacon  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 Frank Balderrama  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 John Barton  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 Edward Biby  | 
										
											 Bill McGale  | 
									
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												 George Boyce  | 
										
											 Specialty Dancer  | 
									
																							 
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												 Chet Brandenburg  | 
										
											 Townsman  | 
									
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												 Roy Butler  | 
										
											 Telephone Man  | 
									
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												 James Carlisle  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
																							 
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												 Dorothy Christy  | 
										
											 Mother Bronson  | 
									
																							 
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												 Edmund Cobb  | 
										
											 Townsman  | 
									
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												 Russell Custer  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 Jack Gargan  | 
										
											 Bartender  | 
									
																							 
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												 William Halligan  | 
										
											 Tom Buckman  | 
									
																							 
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												 Stuart Hamblen  | 
										
											 Jud McCone  | 
									
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												 Chuck Hamilton  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
																							 
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												 Mahlon Hamilton  | 
										
											 Mr. Santer  | 
									
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												 Frank Jaquet  | 
										
											 Prominent Citizen  | 
									
																							 
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												 Michael Jeffers  | 
										
											 Whit Calverty  | 
									
																							 
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												 Patricia Knox  | 
										
											 Dancehall Girl  | 
									
																							 
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												 Tom London  | 
										
											 Thompson, Townsman in Mob  | 
									
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												 Charles Marsh  | 
										
											 Speaker  | 
									
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												 Frankie Marvin  | 
										
											 Cowboy  | 
									
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												 Frank McCarroll  | 
										
											 Attendant  | 
									
																							 
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												 Philo McCullough  | 
										
											 Gambler  | 
									
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												 Pat McKee  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 William J. O'Brien  | 
										
											 Waiter  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jack O'Shea  | 
										
											 Barnes, the Dice Table Croupier  | 
									
																							 
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												 Bud Osborne  | 
										
											 Bartender  | 
									
																							 
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												 Eddie Parker  | 
										
											 Pedestrian  | 
									
																							 
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												 Victor Potel  | 
										
											 Train Fireman  | 
									
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												 Bobbie Priest  | 
										
											 Dancehall Girl  | 
									
																							 
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												 Hugh Prosser  | 
										
											 Fred Mallen  | 
									
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												 Beverly Reedy  | 
										
											 Dancehall Girl  | 
									
																							 
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												 Joe Rickson  | 
										
											 Dealer  | 
									
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												 Arlyn Roberts  | 
										
											 Dancehall Girl  | 
									
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												 Hector V. Sarno  | 
										
											 Spectator at Dice Table  | 
									
																							 
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												 Lee Shumway  | 
										
											 Casey  | 
									
																							 
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												 Larry Steers  | 
										
											 Gambler  | 
									
																							 
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												 Charles Sullivan  | 
										
											 Calico Jim's Bartender  | 
									
																							 
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												 Emmett Vogan  | 
										
											 Gleason, Rita's Agent  | 
									
																							 
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												 Larry Wheat  | 
										
											 Barfly  | 
									
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												 Bill Wolfe  | 
										
											 Barfly in White Suit  | 
									
Directed By
																											 
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														 Joseph Kane  | 
												
													 Director  | 
																					
Writing Credits
																											 
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														 Borden Chase  | 
												
													 Screenplay  | 
																					
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														 Prescott Chaplin  | 
												
													 Story  | 
																					
Production Crew
Edited By
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														 Richard L. Van Enger  | 
												
													 Editor  | 
																					
Costume and Makeup
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																											 | 
												
														 Adele Palmer  | 
												
													 Costume Design  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Peggy Gray  | 
												
													 Hairstylist  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Robert Ramsey  | 
												
													 Costume Design  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Bob Mark  | 
												
													 Makeup Supervisor  | 
																					
Sound
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														 R. Dale Butts  | 
												
													 Original Music Composer  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Mort Glickman  | 
												
													 Original Music Composer  | 
																					
Visual Effects
Camera
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														 Robert De Grasse  | 
												
													 Director of Photography  | 
																					
Lighting
Art Department
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																											 | 
												
														 Gano Chittenden  | 
												
													 Art Direction  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Otto Siegel  | 
												
													 Set Decoration  | 
																					
Other Crew
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																											 | 
												
														 Howard Lydecker  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Theodore Lydecker  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
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