[ April 24, 2026 ]
Tonight’s Feature: Algiers Starring the urbane Charles Boyer, the striking Hedy Lamar (no one is as beautiful.) Rock the Casbah – "a melting pot for all the sins of earth."
Released in 1938, Algiers was based on Julien Duvivier’s French screen adaptation of
"Pepe le Moko". Boyer is Pepe, a master criminal forced to remain in the sanctuary of the sinister Casbah quarter of Algiers, where policemen dare not enter. He "holds court"
in his domain, surrounded by various unsavory characters, and his existence, although drab, is at least tolerable….until a gorgeous woman (Hedy Lamarr) comes to the Casbah on a thrill-seeking visit. The two are fascinated by each other, and enter into a secret affair. But Pepe le Moko eventually cannot remain apart from her at all, and leaves the Casbah in search of her — forfeiting his safety with tragic results.ADVERTISEMENT"Algiers" became a trademark film for Boyer — much to his chagrin. It was a parody that became famous: the "great lovair" saying, "Come wiz me to za Casbah…" (A line he never says in the film.) He believed it created the impression that he was not a serious actor. "In America," he said, "when you have an accent, in the mind of the people they associate you with kissing hands and being gallant. I think this has harmed me, just as it has harmed me to be followed and plagued by a line I never even said." .
Algiers is an extraordinary mood piece, more European in flavor than any American film of that time.
Academy Awards
* Best Actor (nomination) – Charles Boyer
* Best Supporting Actor (nomination) – Gene Lockhart
* Best Art Direction (nomination) – Alexander Toluboff
* Best Cinematography (nomination) – James Wong Howe
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