Algiers

Algiers follows Pepe le Moko, a French jewel thief who has fled his homeland and settled in the Casbah, the old quarter of Algiers. There he lives as a respected figure among the outcasts and criminals who shelter in its maze of streets, beyond the reach of the French authorities. Inspector Slimane, who knows the district well, chooses not to force a confrontation, waiting instead for the moment Pepe leaves the safety of the Casbah. That moment becomes more likely when Pepe meets Gaby, a visitor from Paris, and his longing for the city he left behind returns. His attachment to her stirs jealousy in Ines, the woman devoted to him.

John Cromwell directed the film, which sits between The Prisoner of Zenda and Dead Reckoning among the titles listed for him here. John Howard Lawson wrote the screenplay, and Walter Wanger produced. Charles Boyer plays Pepe, with Hedy Lamarr as Gaby, Sigrid Gurie as Ines, Joseph Calleia as Inspector Slimane, Alan Hale as Grandpere and Gene Lockhart as Regis.

Released in January 1938, the film runs 96 minutes and was made in the United States. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.6 from around 3,600 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.4 from a much smaller number of votes.