Barbary Coast
Leaving April 30
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1h 30m
Directed by Howard Hawks • 1935 • United States
Starring Edward G. Robinson, Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea
Set amid the decadent, rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco during the Gold Rush, this boisterous western brings the era to life with evocative, fog-shrouded atmosphere. Ambitious gold digger Mary Rutledge (Miriam Hopkins) arrives in 1850s California to marry her wealthy fiancé—only to discover that he has been killed after losing all his money gambling. Determined to make her own way, Mary takes a job at a saloon presided over by the shady Luis Chamalis (Edward G. Robinson)—who may also be the man responsible for her would-be husband’s death—while finding possible new love with a pure-hearted prospector (Joel McCrea).
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