Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Boss Tito Morell, goes home, learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a fortune, he opens his own place with Flaxen as the entertainer; but the 1906 quake destroys his place.
John Wayne
as Duke Fergus
Ann Dvorak
as Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry
Joseph Schildkraut
as Boss Tito Morell
William Frawley
as Wolf Wylie
Virginia Grey
as Rita Dane
Russell Hicks
as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
Jack Norton
as Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star
Paul Fix
as Calico Jim
Manart Kippen
as Dr. Gorman
Eve Lynne
as Martha, Morell's Secretary
Marc Lawrence
as Joe Disko, Gambler
Butterfly McQueen
as Beulah, Flaxen's Maid
