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 San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Louis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.... (Full plot summary below)
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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 San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Louis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...surely this must be the only film to ever feature a climactic rowboat chase... |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's an entertaining but lesser Hawks film, too conventional in its storytelling to kick up any dust. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullAny self-respecting San Franciscan needs to give Barbary Coast a spin. |
| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostEngaging tale mixes romance, historical film, and anti-dictator, pro-Freedom of the Press points of view. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe primitive San Francisco is imbued with a lusty spirit, comprised of mud in the streets, tinkly pianos and crooked card games. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeYou can't go far wrong with Miriam Hopkins, Eddie G. and Howard Hawks. |
| User ReviewLauri LHawks lets the characters shine. Idealistic as this may be it doesn't suffocate or suffer from it. Hawks fingerprints are all over it with excellent production. |
| User ReviewDavid FOne of the great unsung classics of old Hollywood. It has everything one could want -- action, romance, drama, humor and great storytelling! |
| User ReviewJoseph JTragic story of obsession. Very, very good, with one of Brennan's best roles and a wonderful turn from Edward Robinson. Hawks made so much good stuff that the oddities -- like this, or I Was a Male War Bride -- are easy to forget. Don't forget this one. |
| User ReviewAlex BGold rush San Francisco as a crude capitalist hell (but with Hawksian charm, and a remarkable ending). Of course, while journalism, poetry, and love may counteract crudity (though this is less and less evident), they can't stop capitalism (which, financing crudity, guarantees its return/advance). |
