Flame of Barbary Coast

San Francisco Lilly is an American Western by Joseph Kane from the year 1945. During the Academy Awards ceremony in 1946, the film was nominated in two categories.

Action

Duke Fergus, a cattle breeder from Montana, traveling in 1906 to San Francisco to collect there money that he owes Tito Morell. Morell is the head of a gambling hall in the Red Light District Barbary Coast. The enchanting Flaxen is the attraction of Morell's game room and his girlfriend. Fergus is looking to Morell and plays cards with him. The sum owed ​​by Morell Fergus, is the use. Fergus loses because Morell is cheating and must not be money left the playing hall. Fergus can be introduced by his friend Wolf Wylie in the world of card games and plays then successfully make money. His goal is to open a contention, and to win Flaxen for its operation and to surpass Morell. Fergus wins his money back from Morell and makes its own arcade on. Also Flaxen opts for Fergus and since then has worked for him. Everything seems to turn out for the best, as the great earthquake of San Francisco destroyed the whole neighborhood. During the reconstruction Morell and Fergus are not only competitors in professional and matters of love, but also fight to both the Office of the Mayor of San Francisco. Fergus wins the mayoral election, then waived but the office and runs with Flaxen back into private life.

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film described the film as " long-winded series Western, with predictable output and little persuasion ."

Nominations

The film was at the Academy Awards in 1946 for "Best Sound" ( Daniel J. Bloomberg) and the " Best Original Score " nominations.

1945 in film Screenplay Borden Chase Film score Robert De Grasse Richard L. Van Enger Virginia Grey 18th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Original Score
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