Barbary Coast Gent
Seen it?1944 | 87 min | Western, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Blazing Saddles, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
- Wallace BeeryHonest Plush Brannon
- Binnie BarnesLil Damish
- John CarradineDuke Cleat
- Bruce KelloggBradford Bellamy III
- Frances RaffertyPortia Adair
- Chill WillsSheriff Hightower
- Noah BeeryPete Hanibal (as Noah Beery Sr.)
- Henry O'NeillColonel Watrous
- Ray CollinsJohnny Adair
- Morris AnkrumAlec Veeder