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DramaRomance

Morocco

- Who is this woman who scorns a hundred men...to give her love to a Devil-May-Care Soldier?

Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.

Release Date : 1930-11-14

Language :ArabicEnglishFrenchItalianSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gary Cooper

Character Name : Légionnaire Tom Brown

Original Name : Gary Cooper

Gender : Male

Marlene Dietrich

Character Name : Mademoiselle Amy Jolly

Original Name : Marlene Dietrich

Gender : Female

Adolphe Menjou

Character Name : Monsieur La Bessiere

Original Name : Adolphe Menjou

Gender : Male

Ullrich Haupt

Character Name : Adjudant Caesar

Original Name : Ullrich Haupt

Gender : Male

Eve Southern

Character Name : Madame Caesar

Original Name : Eve Southern

Gender : Female

Francis McDonald

Character Name : Sergeant Tatoche

Original Name : Francis McDonald

Gender : Male

Paul Porcasi

Character Name : Lo Tinto

Original Name : Paul Porcasi

Gender : Male

Émile Chautard

Character Name : French General (uncredited)

Original Name : Émile Chautard

Gender : Male

Juliette Compton

Character Name : Anna Dolores (uncredited)

Original Name : Juliette Compton

Gender : Female

Albert Conti

Character Name : Col. Quinnovieres (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Conti

Gender : Male

Thomas A. Curran

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas A. Curran

Gender : Male

Theresa Harris

Character Name : Camp Follower (uncredited)

Original Name : Theresa Harris

Gender : Female

Lillian Savin

Character Name : Moroccan Tart (uncredited)

Original Name : Lillian Savin

Gender : Male

Harry Schultz

Character Name : German Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Schultz

Gender : Male

Philip Sleeman

Character Name : Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Sleeman

Gender : Male

Michael Visaroff

Character Name : Colonel Alexandre Barratière (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Visaroff

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-03

Before there was Mogadon, there was Mogador - a town in Morocco in which the wealthy "La Bessiere" (Adolphe Menjou) might have wished for more of the former! His problems all stem from his infatuation with the recently arrived cabaret dancer "Amy" (Marlene Dietrich) who is wowing the crowds in her elegant tuxedo, top hat and stilettos. Also amongst her audience is the roguish legionnaire "Brown" (Gary Cooper) who takes a shine to her and even pays 20F for one of her apples! What now ensues is a lightly comedic love-triangle enterprise peppered with two full length numbers from Dietrich and a little naughtiness from Cooper that sends him deep into the treacherous desert. To be fair, Cooper is not the most impactful here - his performance is just a little too undercooked, but she is on great form as she mischievously plays both men and I did feel a little sorry for Menjou's lovestruck character used to buying everything he wanted. The production is gently tempered with a little sexual fluidity. That's not especially new for European audiences, but I reckon those across the pond might not have been quite so used to a woman so demonstrably fully equipped to function and thrive in a man's world! The scene at the end really did make wonder if "Amy" had really thought things through, though...