{"id":1744,"date":"2006-11-14T09:47:23","date_gmt":"2006-11-14T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2021-10-23T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T18:49:42","slug":"algiers-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"Algiers (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Casbah rises like a fortress from the sea: colorful, sordid, dangerous.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Poster-1-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Poster-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Poster-1-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Poster-1.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile hiding from police in the Casbah, renowned jewel thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) falls in love with a beautiful Parisian woman (Hedy Lamarr) who reminds him of home. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Charles Boyer Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Hedy Lamarr Films<\/li>\n<li>John Cromwell Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nUnlike most reviewers, Peary doesn&#8217;t dismiss this &#8220;irresistible, hot-blooded romance&#8221; as simply a scene-for-scene remake of 1937&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77562\"><em>Pepe le Moko<\/em><\/a> &#8212; which it is. In fact, if you watch the films too closely together (as I did), it&#8217;s actually somewhat disconcerting to recognize the same exact dialogue and settings being played out all over again; and you&#8217;ll wonder why director John Cromwell went to all the bother. Nonetheless, as Peary notes, <em>Algiers<\/em> remains a &#8220;dark, exotic, highly atmospheric film&#8221; with &#8220;memorable screen lovers&#8221; in a &#8220;faraway world&#8221; &#8212; and if you can forget its predecessor ever existed, chances are you&#8217;ll find yourself caught up in the romance and excitement of this classic adventure.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hedy Lamarr in her American film debut<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr-1024x669.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Lamarr.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Genuine screen chemistry between Boyer and Lamarr<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr-1024x654.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Boyer-Lamarr.png 1527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Calleia as Inspector Slimane &#8212; cool and confident as he hatches a plot to capture Pepe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia-1024x646.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Calleia.png 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful black-and-white cinematography by James Wong Howe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography-1024x625.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography-1536x938.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Algiers-Cinematography.png 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look as the movie which inspired cartoon character Pepe le Pew&#8217;s infamous <em>non<\/em>-quote (it was never in the film): &#8220;Come with me to the Casbah!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0029855\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/77683.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Casbah rises like a fortress from the sea: colorful, sordid, dangerous.&#8221; Synopsis: While hiding from police in the Casbah, renowned jewel thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) falls in love with a beautiful Parisian woman (Hedy Lamarr) who reminds him of home. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat-and-Mouse Charles Boyer Films Detectives and Private Eyes Hedy Lamarr Films John Cromwell Films Star-Crossed Lovers Thieves and Criminals Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Unlike most reviewers, Peary doesn&#8217;t dismiss this &#8220;irresistible, hot-blooded&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1744\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1744"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77587,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1744\/revisions\/77587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}