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Barbary Coast (other)
Barbary Coast is the term used by Europeans from the 16th until the 19th century to refer to the coastal regions of what is now Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Barbary Coast may also refer to: Places * Barbary Coast, San Francisco * Barbary Coast Trail, a walking tour in San Francisco, California * Barbary Coast Lounge, a former nightclub in Portland, Oregon * Lincoln Park, Newark, also called the Barbary Coast * The Cromwell Las Vegas, formerly known as the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino Media * Barbary Coast (film), ''Barbary Coast'' (film), a 1935 movie directed by Howard Hawks * Barbary Coast (musical), ''Barbary Coast'' (musical), a 1978 musical * Barbary Coast (TV series), ''Barbary Coast'' (TV series), a made-for-TV movie and subsequent television show starring William Shatner * "Barbary Coast", an instrumental composition by Jaco Pastorius on the album ''Black Market (Weather Report album), Black Market'' * "Barbary Coast", an arc/episode of the The Boys (TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Barbary Coast
The Battle of the Barbary Coast was a minor naval engagement that took place off in the Barbary Coast not far from the Gibraltar Strait, on July 26, 1592 during the Anglo-Spanish War. The hard fought action by an English merchant galleon in the ''Amity of London'' captained by Thomas White resulted in the capture of two Spanish ships which included a galleon despite them being outnumbered four to one. The prizes were heavily laden with quicksilver and a large amount of very important Papal bulls bound for the West Indies.Childs p 193 (2009) Background On July 25 the powerfully armed 100 ton armed merchant galleon ''Amity of London'' under Captain Thomas White left the Barbary coast and headed back to England.Jowitt P 17 The owners of the ''Amity'' were Simon Lawrence, Nicholas Stile and Henry Colthurst - all connected by marriage, and worked regularly in partnership from their base in London. They were generally known as Henry Colthurst and Company which mainly dealt trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of The Barbary Coast
''Law of the Barbary Coast'' is a 1949 American historical crime western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gloria Henry, Stephen Dunne and Adele Jergens. The film's sets were designed by the art director Harold H. MacArthur.Stephens p.203 Synopsis After her brother is murdered in a saloon on the Barbary Coast in San Francisco, a woman goes undercover as a dance hall girl in order to gather evidence on the crime. Cast * Gloria Henry as Julie Adams * Stephen Dunne as Phil Morton * Adele Jergens as Lita * Ross Ford as Wayne Adams * Robert Shayne as Michael Lodge * Stefan Schnabel as Alexis Boralof * J. Farrell MacDonald as Sergeant O'Leary * Edwin Max Edwin Max (born 23 August 1969 in The Hague) is a former Dutch darts player. He used the nickname Mad Max for his matches. Career Max made his first World Championship debut in 2008 as a member of the British Darts Organisation, losing in the f ... as Arnold References Bibliography * Michael L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Night Of The Barbary Coast
''The Last Night of the Barbary Coast'' (1913) was an early example of the exploitation film, showing what was purported to be the last night of the Barbary Coast red-light section of San Francisco. In reality, the Barbary Coast wasn't shut down until 1917. The film, directed by Hal Mohr and Sol Lesser, is now considered a lost film. Mohr (a native of San Francisco himself), later an Academy Award winner, did the cinematography, and Lesser went on to become a Hollywood producer. See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links''The Last Night of the Barbary Coast'' at IMDB [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flame Of Barbary Coast
''Flame of Barbary Coast'' is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Naive Montana cowboy Duke Fergus arrives in San Francisco and visits the notorious Barbary Coast. Fergus becomes smitten with the lovely star attraction of the fanciest gambling hall, "Flaxen" Tarry, the "Flame of the Barbary Coast". Fergus gets talked into gambling against the owner (and Flaxen's lover), card shark Tito Morell. Predictably, Fergus gets cheated and loses all his money. Fergus sets himself to win Flaxen's affections and decides the best way to do it is to take over. Fergus gets his friend Wolf Wylie to teach him everything about gambling, including how to spot cheating. When Duke's ready, he sells all he owns and returns to the city to challenge Morell's rule of the Barbary Coast. He goes from casino to casino, challenging each one's resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbary Coast Gent
''Barbary Coast Gent'' is a 1944 American Western comedy film set in 1880s San Francisco's Barbary Coast and Nevada starring Wallace Beery. The movie was directed by Roy Del Ruth and features Binnie Barnes, Beery's brother Noah Beery, Sr., John Carradine, and Chill Wills. It is also known as ''Gold Town'', ''Honest Plush Brannon'' and ''The Honest Thief''. Plot Honest Plush Brannon (Wallace Beery) is a confidence man from the Barbary Coast in San Francisco. He is engaged to Li'l Damish (Binnie Barnes) who is a saloon owner. Plush is in need of money to prove he can stand on his own. His plan to come by some money is disturbed by his ex-companion, Duke Cleat (John Carradine), who accuses Plush of doing him wrong in the past. After a quick showdown, Plush manages to shoot and wound Duke badly. Because of this, Plush is forced to leave town, and decides to take the train to Denver to find his luck. Aboard the train he meets an industrial railroad Millionaire, Bradford Bellamy I (Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbary Coast Bunny
''Barbary-Coast Bunny'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on July 21, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny. Plot Bugs is tunneling the cross country to meet his cousin Herman in San Francisco, only to run head first into a boulder which is actually a large nugget of gold. Bugs is considering how to keep the gold safe; Nasty Canasta sees this and sets up a simple stand claiming to be a banker who can safely store Bugs' gold. Bugs falls for the ruse. When Bugs decides to ask for his gold back, Canasta claims that the bank is closing and traps Bugs in the folded-up stand while he rides away with the gold. Wrathfully, Bugs vows revenge on Nasty Canasta by saying: "You realize that this is ''not'' going to go unchallenged." Six months later, Canasta has used his ill-gotten gains to start a casino in San Francisco, which is shamelessly rigged in the house's favor. Bugs enters the casino in the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbary (other)
Barbary or Barbary Coast or Barbary states is the term used by Europeans from the 16th century until the 19th century to refer to the coastal regions of what are now Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Barbary may also refer to: People * Barrie Barbary (born 1939), former Australian rules footballer * Craig Barbary (born 1960), former Australian rules footballer * Cyriel Barbary (1899-2004), last known Belgian veteran of the First World War * Red Barbary (Donald Odell Barbary, 1920-2003), American MLB player * Miss Barbary, a fictional character in the 1852-53 novel ''Bleak House'' by Charles Dickens Natural history * Barbary bulbul (''Pycnonotus barbatus''), a species of bird * Barbary dove (''Streptopelia risoria''), a species of bird * Barbary duck or Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata''), a species of bird * Barbary falcon (''Falco pelegrinoides''), a species of bird * Barbary fig (''Opuntia ficus-indica''), a species of cactus * Barbary ground squirrel (''Atlantoxerus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berberia (genus)
''Berberia'' is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus ''Berberia'' occur in North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in .... at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Species *'' Berberia abdelkader'' (Pierret, 1837) *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Boy
Soldier Boy is the name of three superhero characters in the comic book series ''Herogasm'' and '' The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The first character introduced (the second successor to the mantle, made by Vought along with his predecessor to claim to be the same Soldier Boy who fought and died in World War II, kept in suspended animation until being revived in modern times) is the elected leader of the Vought-sponsored superhero team Payback, depicted as one of the only "Supes" (i.e. " superpowered" or "superhuman" individuals, often acting as "superheroes") with selfless, benevolent motivations, who detests the use of profanity, and annually has sex with Homelander alone at the "Herogasm" orgy instead of participating, under the mistaken hope that the "test" of doing so will convince Homelander to let him join his own superhero team, the Seven. After his most recent dalliance with Homelander, Soldier Boy is captured by CIA black ops agent Billy Butcher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbary Coast, San Francisco
The Barbary Coast was a red-light district during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries in San Francisco that featured dance halls, concert saloons, bars, jazz clubs, variety shows, and brothels.Asbury, Herbert. ''The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld''. New York: Basic Books, 2002, p.104. Its nine block area was centered on a three block stretch of Pacific Street, now Pacific Avenue, between Montgomery and Stockton Streets. Pacific Street was the first street to cut through the hills of San Francisco, starting near Portsmouth Square and continuing east to the first shipping docks at Buena Vista Cove. The Barbary Coast was born during the California Gold Rush of 1849, when the population of San Francisco was growing at an exponential rate due to the rapid influx of tens of thousands of miners trying to find gold. The early decades of the Barbary Coast were marred by persistent lawlessness, gambling, administrative graft, vigilan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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