Algiers (1938)




Algiers (1938) - Gaby (Hedy Lamarr) arrives in Algiers engaged to a fat, vulgar borderline-loathsome older man who clearly regards her as a trophy bought and paid for. Why she needed this creep isn't clear. What is clear is her falling in love with the jewel thief Pepe Le Moko (Charles Boyer) who abandons the devoted and clinging Ines (Sigrid Gurie) for this right-off-the-boat hothouse beauty.
A Parisian police official (Walter Kingsford) is in Algiers determined to collar Pepe. His forays into the casbah meet with no success and quiet derision from both the locals and some of the French police who understand that the casbah is honeycombed with escape routes and populated with folks eager to thwart the gendarmerie.

This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: John Cromwell
Producer: Walter Wanger
Production Company: Walter Wanger Productions
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Drama; Mystery; Romance; Charles Boyer; Hedy Lamarr
Contact Information: www.k-otic.com

Creative Commons license: Public Domain



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