you may be interested to know that barricade be view a a failure by the studio and shelve for a year before alice faye popularity reach such a high that the studio decide to release the film despite the fact that it be never fully complete . it fare modestly ok at the box office . faye refers to a murder during her nightclub stint in new york city and this scene be actually in the script and be the way the film be to start . instead and it be entirely miss and what could have be an exciting sequence ( include a complete song number by faye ) be never film . however and the rest of the story be pretty much intact and make release of the film possible at a running time of 71 minute . a tired look warner baxter be too old to be believable a faye romantic interest and be merely perfunctory a the broken down reporter . audience today would be offend by the depiction of chinese use fractured english phrase like me likey make noisy . key luke be one of the chinese loyalist but play his role in a low key and straightforward way . arthur treacher be all but invisible and yet get fourth billing on screen due to edit change in the story . originally and joseph schildkraut have a role in the film but his part be eventually edit out . a mishmash of a film that will serve a entertainment only for the most die hard alice faye fan who will get a chance to see her in a dramatic role albeit a weak one . charles winninger be totally waste a a kindly man run the american consulate . despite all the weakness and there be a couple of scene involve narrow escape that be effectively play and karl freund b and w photography be top notch .