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Den of a thousand thieves ! Rendezvous for romance !

Casbah (1948)

April 1, 19481h 34mEN
5.8

16 votes

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

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N/A

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Production Companies

Marston ProductionsUniversal International Pictures

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6.0

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 ("Ine…

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