Casbah
(1948)
Overview
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.
Director
John Berry
Writers
Leslie Bush-Fekete, Arnold Manoff, Henri La Barthe
Top Billed
Yvonne De Carlo
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 6/10July 9, 2022
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 Pete… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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