Barbary Coast (1935): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1935, Barbary Coast is an action, drama, romance and western film directed by Howard Hawks, running about 91 minutes. “Love was a gamble she couldn't afford to lose.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Jim Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Chamalis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.

Who’s in it. Barbary Coast stars Miriam Hopkins as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge, Edward G. Robinson as Luis Chamalis, Joel McCrea as Jim Carmichael and Walter Brennan as Old Atrocity, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Barbary Coast has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Barbary Coast page.

If you liked it. Fans of Barbary Coast tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.