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MusicCrime

Casbah

- Den of a thousand thieves ! Rendezvous for romance !

Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment in his native France.

Release Date : 1948-04-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Marston ProductionsUniversal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Yvonne De Carlo

Character Name : Inez

Original Name : Yvonne De Carlo

Gender : Female

Tony Martin

Character Name : Pepe Le Moko

Original Name : Tony Martin

Gender : Male

Peter Lorre

Character Name : Slimane

Original Name : Peter Lorre

Gender : Male

Märta Torén

Character Name : Gaby

Original Name : Märta Torén

Gender : Female

Hugo Haas

Character Name : Omar

Original Name : Hugo Haas

Gender : Male

Thomas Gomez

Character Name : Louvain

Original Name : Thomas Gomez

Gender : Male

Douglas Dick

Character Name : Carlo

Original Name : Douglas Dick

Gender : Male

Herbert Rudley

Character Name : Claude

Original Name : Herbert Rudley

Gender : Male

Virginia Gregg

Character Name : Madeline

Original Name : Virginia Gregg

Gender : Female

Curt Conway

Character Name : Maurice

Original Name : Curt Conway

Gender : Male

Barry Bernard

Character Name : Max

Original Name : Barry Bernard

Gender : Male

Katherine Dunham

Character Name : Odette

Original Name : Katherine Dunham

Gender : Female

Gene Walker

Character Name : Roland

Original Name : Gene Walker

Gender : Male

Hans Schumm

Character Name : Willem

Original Name : Hans Schumm

Gender : Male

Will Lee

Character Name : Begger

Original Name : Will Lee

Gender : Male

Harris Brown

Character Name : Pierre

Original Name : Harris Brown

Gender : Male

Houseley Stevenson

Character Name : Anton Duval

Original Name : Houseley Stevenson

Gender : Male

Robert Kendall

Character Name : Ahmed

Original Name : Robert Kendall

Gender : Male

Eartha Kitt

Character Name : Katherine Dunham Group Dancer

Original Name : Eartha Kitt

Gender : Female

Josette Deegan

Character Name : Stewardess (uncredited)

Original Name : Josette Deegan

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

This is an odd film to watch, this one. Essentially it appears to be a post war vehicle for successful actor/crooner Tony Martin ("Pepe le Moko"), but somewhere along the line director John Berry loses his way with this hybrid of romantic musical - there are half a dozen numbers from Harold Arlen and Leo Robin, including the Oscar nominated "For Every Man There's a Woman" - mixed in with a lightweight crime-noir scenario fronted by policeman Peter Lorre ("Slimane"). The confusion isn't really helped by some indifferent writing and even a glamorous, sultry performance from Yvonne de Carlo ("Inez") fails to get the thing moving with any direction or impetus. Lorre is good, doing what he always did well - a sort of hot, sweaty, weasel in a suit - and the setting of the law-unto-itself Casbah in Algiers where his quarry is protected ought to have helped create a bit of menace, mystery at least, too - but, no, sorry - this is just an average film held up by some fine tunes.