''Law of the Barbary Coast'' is a 1949 American

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crime western film directed by

Lew Landers Lew Landers (born Louis Friedlander, January 2, 1901 – December 16, 1962) was an American independent film and television director. Biography Born as Louis Friedlander in New York City, Lew Landers began his movie career as an actor. In 1914, ...

and starring

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, Stephen Dunne and

Adele Jergens Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 – November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Early life and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Adele Louisa Jurgens (some sources say Jurgenson), she rose to prominence in the late 1930s when she was named ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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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

as Julie Adams * Stephen Dunne as Phil Morton *

as Lita * Ross Ford as Wayne Adams * Robert Shayne as Michael Lodge *

Stefan Schnabel Stefan Artur Schnabel (February 2, 1912 – March 11, 1999) was a German-born American actor who worked in theatre, radio, films and television. After moving to the United States in 1937 he became one of the original members of Orson Welles's M ...

as Alexis Boralof * J. Farrell MacDonald as Sergeant O'Leary * Edwin Max as Arnold

References

Bibliography

* Michael L. Stephens. ''Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland, 2008.

External links

* 1949 films 1940s crime films American crime films 1949 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Lew Landers Films set in San Francisco Films set in the 1880s American historical films 1940s historical films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-crime-film-stub