Outpost in Morocco (1949)

Director:

Robert Florey

Writers:

Joseph N. Ermolieff (story)
Charles Grayson (writer)

Release Date:

2 May 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

Capt. Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir's daughter to her...

Plot Keywords:

Foreign Legion

Cast

George Raft	...	Capt. Paul Gerard
Marie Windsor	...	Cara
Akim Tamiroff	...	Lt. Glysko
John Litel	...	Col. Pascal
Ernö Verebes	...	Bamboule
Eduard Franz	...	Emir of Bel-Rashad
Crane Whitley	...	Caid Osman
Damian O'Flynn	...	Commandant Louis Fronval

Runtime:

92 min | West Germany:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Imperial County, California, USA

Company:

Moroccan Pictures

Trivia:

Extras were provided by the French Foreign Legion and the Moroccan Spahi cavalry.

Quotes:

Bamboule: Knowing the captain, I'd look for him in some nice, cool room with a sultry lady.
Orderly: There are so many sultry ladies in Tesket.
Bamboule: Uh huh. Interesting problem, isn't it?

Remote locale, some romance and tribal strife

A bleak, remote setting is the background for this Foreign Legion tale of adventure which moves along steadily with few dull moments, at least for me.

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Akim Tamiroff in his role as Lieutenant Glysko. He certainly excels as a character actor, breathing new life into whatever role he takes on. There's quite an exciting battle scene midway and some fierce racing horses as a battle unfolds.

George Raft and Marie Windsor were seldom at the top of my charts yet they are well suited in this film and meld nicely in the romantic episodes. I'd regard this one as standard entertainment, no frills.