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Title:Algiers


Date: 1938
Type: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Rating: 4 Stars 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 BoyerCharles Boyer
Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr
Sigrid Gurie
Gene LockhartGene Lockhart
Alan Hale SrAlan Hale Sr
Joseph CalleiaJoseph Calleia
Walter KingsfordWalter Kingsford
Paul HarveyPaul Harvey
Stanley FieldsStanley Fields
Johnny Downs
Charles D Brown

Oscars

Nomination - Best Actor - Charles Boyer
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Gene Lockhart


Algiers