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"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!"
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.
67 Cast Members
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
Jack Norton
Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star
Paul Fix
Calico Jim
Manart Kippen
Dr. Gorman
Eve Lynne
Martha, Morell's Secretary
Marc Lawrence
Joe Disko, Gambler
Butterfly McQueen
Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
Rex Lease
Collingswood
Hank Bell
Hank
Al Murphy
Horseshoe Brown
Eddie Acuff
Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Gambler (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Morell Henchman (uncredited)
