Barbary Coast

Oscar nominee Miriam Hopkins and Oscar winner Edward G. Robinson star in this glittering masterpiece about old, greed and 14-karat love. Set against the 1849 Gold Rush, this Academy Award-nominated film is a suspenseful, juicy melodrama (Halliwell's Film and Video Guide) that has all it takes (Variety) to strike it rich. When gorgeous gold digger Mary (Hopkins) lands in San Francisco - only to discover that her wealthy fiancé has been murdered - she loses no time hooking up with the richest crook in town (Robinson). But when she unexpectedly falls for a handsome, idealistic miner, she soon learns just how much money can't buy - and just how much she'll risk for a love that worth it's weight in gold.