Title:Algiers
Date: 1938
Type: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: John Cromwell
Producer: Walter Wanger
Comment
In pre-war Algiers a French jewel thief is holed up in the casaba, where he is safe from arrest by the local police. The French police arrive and try to entice him out of his safe haven, but it the arrival of a beautiful woman who visits the casba that upsets the status quo much to the annoyance of his local girlfriend. Charles Boyer gives a good performance who starts as king of his castle but increasingly finds it a prison, particularly as his feelings for Hedy Lamarr who is free to come and go from the casba and return to their beloved France.Hedy Lamarr is alluring with an elegant beauty whilst Sigrid Gurie has a more earthy sensuality.
Actors
Charles Boyer
Hedy Lamarr
Sigrid Gurie
Gene Lockhart
Alan Hale Sr
Joseph Calleia
Walter Kingsford
Paul Harvey
Stanley Fields
Johnny Downs
Charles D Brown
Oscars
Nomination - Best Actor - Charles Boyer
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Gene Lockhart