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When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Directed by John Cromwell, with a screenplay by John Howard Lawson, this above average romance drama stars Charles Boyer as Pépé le Moko, a notorious criminal who's safe as long as he remains in the problematic (for the authorities) area of the titled North African city called the Casbah.Just so you know, Boyer never utters "come with me to the Casbah" the way Chuck Jones's skunk "Pépé le Pew" (and other animated characters) used to say. The Casbah or "old city" forms the upper part of Algiers, replete with labyrinthine passageways and a 16th century walled fortress. It's filled with nefarious persons who can easily escape the police et al by traveling above the streets from terrace to terrace where outsiders are, not only not welcome but, likely to be killed!The film's Art Direction and James Wong Howe's (his first) Cinematography (which has a sloppy, almost newsreel feel to it in the beginning; but hang in there, it gets better) received Oscar nominations, as did Boyer and veteran Supporting Actor Gene Lockhart (his only), whose character exhibits many of the attributes "we've" grown to love over the years - nice to see that, unlike many others in his profession, he actually received some recognition for them.Wanted by police the world over, Pépé (Boyer) has been "holed up" in the Casbah for two years such that his oasis, from the authorities that hope to lure him from within its confines to arrest him, has become his prison without bars. A frustrated law officer from Paris, Janvier (Paul Harvey) comes to Algiers in hopes of penetrating Pépé's adoptive home and arresting him. Janvier just thinks the Algerian authorities are incompetent, especially when he learns that the local detective Slimane (Joseph Calleria) walks among Pépé and his entourage, conversing with the criminal, daily. He soon learns otherwise, when he ventures into the Casbah with twelve officers and fails to capture his prey.Pépé is protected by the Casbah's general population, but also maintains a group of "bodyguards" that includes a jeweler (Alan Hale, dependable as always & making an impact despite his limited screen-time), a "green" youngster Pierrot (Johnny Downs), a steady girl Ines (Sigrid Gurie), a heavy (Stanley Fields), and a couple of others who never speak. Another, Regis (Lockhart), hangs around the card playing group, but isn't really part of the inner circle because Pépé doesn't trust him. And for good reason, given the fact that Regis turns out to be an informer whose efforts with the police fail to catch Pépé on at least two occasions. But Regis gets his comeuppance for his betrayal involving Pierrot.A third of the way into the film Pépé meets a visitor to his community, a beautiful woman named Gabrielle (Hedy Lamarr), or Gaby for short. She's from his hometown of Paris and is bejeweled with gifts from her fiancé, with whom she's traveling along with another couple. Pépé is not only entranced by her hardware, which also interests his heavy Carlos (Fields), but also by her software (it's Hedy Lamarr, after all!). They form a "kinship" which upsets Ines, naturally making her jealous, which will later lead to unintended consequences for Pépé. Gaby's fiancé, who knows she doesn't love him and (at one point) utters a racial slur about the Africans, is powerless to keep her from visiting the Casbah and Pépé. The beefy, dim-witted Carlos can't understand why Pépé's interest in separating Gaby from her jewelry has waned as the two's romantic relationship develops; the "couple" pretends to take in various Paris landmarks during their afternoon affairs.As a contrast to Janvier, Slimane chooses to use his brains over police brawn to learn as much as he can about Pépé, developing a relationship that he hopes will serve him one day. In fact, he's got a great putdown line to Janvier (early in the film). Slimane tells Pépé confidently that he'll get him in the end, and correctly predicts that it will be a woman that leads to his undoing.

Pepe le Moko, played by Charles Boyer, is some sort of international criminal mastermind wanted in countries throughout Europe, and to stay free he holes himself up in the Casbah, a mysterious part of Algiers where even the police are reluctant to go, until a senior officer is sent from Paris to capture le Moko once and for all. For le Moko, although the Casbah allows him to remain out of police custody, it also becomes a sort of prison at the same time - a place he can't leave, because the moment he does, he knows he'll be arrested.Boyer's performance was good, and I can understand why he was nominated for an Oscar. He captures the essence of such a character - a perfect combination of very dangerous and yet very classy at the same time. The movie itself, unfortunately, was quite a letdown. A number of parts of the story seemed inconsistent, of which I'll mention two. First was the idea that the police wouldn't enter the Casbah. That was stated pretty clearly at the beginning of the film by the local commander, and yet repeated references in the movie suggest that in fact the police did enter the Casbah fairly regularly. So, neither the suggestion by Commissioner Janvier that the police wouldn't enter, nor the statement by Inspector Slimane (also a decent performance by Joseph Calleia) that they could get into the Casbah but not out seemed to make much sense. I also found it difficult to believe that le Moko - hardened criminal mastermind that he was - could be so quickly swept off his feet by Gaby (Hedy Lamarr) to the point where he entertains the local populace by singing love songs and then leaves the Casbah to find her, essentially giving himself up. I understand the irony of the final few scenes, of course, as Pepe leaves the freedom of his prison (the Casbah) only to find real freedom in his capture (because he's shot and killed by the police.) I just found it impossible to believe that someone like le Moko would fall into such a trap.This is worth watching for Boyer, and to a lesser extent Calleia, but the story is disappointing and inconsistent. 3/10

This is a really well done film that documents the true nature of the Casbah . A ghetto section of Algiers it was home to many peoples and religions , the most common theme was as a hideout for illegal activity and a haven for fugitives from justice somewhere in the world .The atmosphere is well done as a rather dank and dusty centuries old maze of connecting modules one leading to the other where only natives have a chance of navigating their way through .Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) is a fugitive from France jewel thief who longs to be home , Sigrid Gurie his shadow who does anything for his love .And Hedy Lamarr as the beauty who swoops in and steals Pepe's heart and good sense .A very entertaining film to watch . Try it !

Cromwell's ALGIERS is basically a shot-by-shot English language remake of the French film PEPE LE MOKO (1937). This is not to say it is an unworthy remake- quite the contrary. With the smoldering Charles Boyer (nominated for Best Actor) as the French-born criminal hiding out in the depths of the Casbah, and the stunningly beautiful Hedy Lamarr as the engaged French tourist who he falls for, ALGIERS is extremely worthwhile viewing. Cromwell's capable and creative direction, impressive production and set detailing and the smoky black-and-white atmosphere photographed by stalwart James Wong Howe all make ALGIERS a fine film. It obviously influenced Curtiz's much-lauded CASABLANCA with it's depiction of the crowded, bustling exotic Casbah.The film hangs on the premise of career criminal Boyer allowing himself to fall for a woman, placing him in danger as he dares to venture out of the confining, yet safe, Casbah in a moment of passionate madness. Lamarr, in supreme close-up represents everything that the homesick Boyer longs for. His initial interest in her is for her jewelery, yet in a series of stunning, stunning shots he instead focuses on Hedy's tantalizing mouth instead of the sparkling jewels dripping off her wrists. Cromwell films the romance in forbidden snatches, with Boyer and Lamarr heating up the screen in their roles. In the film's most erotic moments Boyer, endlessly reminded of his longed-for homeland by Lamarr, likens the sound of her heartbeat to a subway train and the smell of her dark hair to the underground.Boyer becomes an intensely tragic figure as the film progresses, with his final scene (the film's finest) extremely memorable and oft-imitated. Boyer, lured out of "ze Casbah" by his passion, finds a sad, departing (endlessly beautiful) Lamarr staring out at the Moroccan shoreline from her ship. Boyer, handcuffed, screams out her name, running towards her, rattling on the gates that bar him. He is shot and killed, yet in the end is "free". Wonderfully presented.