Review of Barbary Coast (1935) by Bill T — 24 May 2010
Interesting movie which looks terribly watered down from the Hayes Code from what it was supposed to be. Miriam Hopkins plays a bride-to-be of a man living in San Francisco. She finds out as soon as she gets off the ship though, that the man is dead.
She soon uses her charm to woo the top men in town likie Edward G Robinson to some social standing. She soon finds out though, that Robinson is a prick, and major problems ensue (yes, another man is involved).
Nothing too original, although you can easily suspect where the script has been altered. Hopkins is a roulette wheel dealer at the bar (where she accepts "plays" and not "bets"). Was she supposed to be good time girl in the original script? And WTF is that ending all about? Bah Eddie, you wimped out on us :(.
This review of Barbary Coast (1935) was written by Bill T on 24 May 2010.
Barbary Coast has generally received mixed reviews.
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