Algiers
You've Got A Date With Danger, A Rendezvous With Romance In The Glamorous, Mysterious Algiers . . Make A Date Now !
1938 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell |
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| Writer: | Detective Ashelbe, John Howard Lawson |
| Staring: |
| Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French officials arrive insisting on Pepe's capture are met with unfazed local detectives, led by Inspector Slimane, who are biding their time. Meanwhile, Pepe meets the beautiful Gaby, which arouses the jealousy of Ines. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 16, 1938 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell |
| Writer: | Detective Ashelbe, John Howard Lawson |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, jealousy, remake, thief, fugitive, algiers, algeria, wanted man, casbah |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $951,801
Budget: $691,833 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Boyer | Pepe le Moko |
| Hedy Lamarr | Gaby |
| Sigrid Gurie | Ines |
| Joseph Calleia | Inspector Slimane |
| Alan Hale | Grandpere |
| Gene Lockhart | Regis |
| Walter Kingsford | Chef Inspector Louvain |
| Paul Harvey | Commissioner Janvier |
| Stanley Fields | Carlos |
| Johnny Downs | Pierrot |
| Charles D. Brown | Max |
| Robert Greig | Giraux |
| Leonid Kinskey | L'Arbi |
| Joan Woodbury | Aicha |
| Nina Koshetz | Tania |
| Claudia Dell | Marie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otho Lovering | Editor |
| Detective Ashelbe | Novel |
| William Reynolds | Editor |
| Alexander Toluboff | Art Direction |
| Horace Hough | Assistant Director |
| Omar Kiam | Wardrobe Designer |
| Ann Ronell | Lyricist |
| Paul Neal | Sound |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| John Howard Lawson | Screenplay |
| James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Mohamed Iguerbouchène | Original Music Composer |
| Vincent Scotto | Original Music Composer |
| Irene | Wardrobe Designer |
| James M. Cain | Dialogue |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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This is quite an enjoyable pairing of Charles Boyer ("Pepe") and Hedy Lamarr ("Gaby"). Filmed on location for some of it, Boyer is a jewel thief who arrived in Algeria a few years earlier and governs the Casbah area of the city much like a Mafia Don. The French authorities are determined to bring hi ... m to justice and "Slimane" (Joseph Calleia) is just biding his time. He's given quite a helping hand when "Gaby" arrives and "Pepe" falls for her - she reminds him of times gone by in Paris - and also causes quite a stir with his girlfriend "Ines" (Sigrid Gurie). It could certainly be doing with some additional wattage - but even so, the film is stylish to look at, and the performances from Boyer, Gurie, Gene Lockhart and Alan Hale as a sort of prophetic grandfather kind of character add a quite a lot of richness to Henri La Barthe's pretty nondescript, very dialogue heavy, 1931 novel. It's certainly worth a watch if not for the story, then for the performances.