A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
- Tania
- (as Mme. Nina Koshetz)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAnimator Chuck Jones based the Warner Brothers cartoon character "Pepe le Pew" on the "Pepe le Moko" character played by Charles Boyer in this film.
- Quotes
Gaby: It's late. I must go.
Pepe le Moko: Suppose you don't come tomorrow?
Gaby: Suppose I don't? Can't you ever get away from the Casbah?
Pepe le Moko: Why do you ask?
Gaby: Can't you?
Pepe le Moko: No. I'm caught here, like a bear in a hole. Dogs barking, hunters all around, no way out of it. Do you like that? Maybe it's lucky for you.
Gaby: I don't like it. And it's not lucky.
Pepe le Moko: You're right. If you don't come back, I might do anything. I might go down to your hotel to get you.
Gaby: Tomorrow, Pepe.
Pepe le Moko: Tomorrow?
Gaby: I never break a promise.
- Crazy creditsWhen complete cast credits are listed at the start of a movie and at the end, there are usually no changes. In this movie, the end credits reverse the order of the last two credits: Bert Roach follows Ben Hall.
- Alternate versionsSome prints have a different opening credits sequence, in which the credits are shown against a black background.
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: Algiers (2022)
- SoundtracksC'est la vie
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Vincent Scotto
Lyrics by Ann Ronell
Performed by Charles Boyer
The suave Charles Boyer (as Pepe, the thief) certainly grips one's attention while he becomes more mired in the plot as it unfolds. Hedy Lamarr lights up the screen with her glowing beauty, one forgets she's supposed to be acting, but is that important? Of course not. I can't imagine the story having her engaged to marry an elderly wide-girthed fellow; my goodness, for her anything's better than that! There's a youngish Leonid Kinskey also appearing as a supporting actor, along with reliable Alan Hale (formerly Robin Hood's buddy, more or less) and Gene Lockhart, whom I've never seen in such a serious role as this one.
It's a movie that stands the test of time.
- lora64
- Sep 5, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Argel
- Filming locations
- Algiers, Algeria(background shots)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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