Barbary Coast (1935)
- Directed by
- William Wyler, Howard Hawks
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the California Gold Rush, a woman arrives in the lawless Barbary Coast district of San Francisco. She gets caught up with a powerful and ruthless gangster who runs the local gambling hall.
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What happens
Barbary Coast is a 1935 American historical Western film directed by Howard Hawks. Shot in black-and-white and set in San Francisco's so-called Barbary Coast during the California Gold Rush, the film combines elements of the Western genre with those of crime, melodrama and adventure. It features a wide range of actors, from hero Joel McCrea to villain Edward G. Robinson, and stars Miriam Hopkins in the leading role as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge. In an early, uncredited appearance, David Niven plays a drunken sailor being thrown out of a bar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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