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Frisco Kid
“He's the two-fisted hero of the square mile of hell the Devil himself disowned!”
7.0 / 10• 1935• 1h 17m•NR• English
AdventureRomanceAction
Storyline
After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.
Cast & Crew
James Cagney
Bat Morgan
Lead
Margaret Lindsay
Jean Barrat
Ricardo Cortez
Paul Morra
Lili Damita
Belle Morra
Donald Woods
Charles Ford
Barton MacLane
Spider Burke
George E. Stone
Solomon "Solly" Green
Joe King
James "Jim" Daley (as Joseph King)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lloyd Bacon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Frisco Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
