Morocco

Set in Mogador, Morocco, the film follows Amy Jolly, a Parisian cabaret singer who arrives to perform at a local nightclub and draws the attention of two very different men: Tom Brown, an American soldier serving in the Foreign Legion, and the wealthy, charming La Bessiere, who offers her security and eventually marriage. She finds herself drawn to Brown instead, though he is wary and hesitant at first. Their cautious romance unfolds against the demands of Legion life, including a desert posting that pulls Brown away from her.

Josef von Sternberg directed Morocco, which followed The Blue Angel in the same year and came before Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus and Macao in his filmography. Jules Furthman and Benno Vigny wrote the screenplay, Hector Turnbull produced it for Paramount, and Marlene Dietrich plays Amy opposite Gary Cooper's Tom Brown, with Adolphe Menjou as La Bessiere, Ullrich Haupt, Eve Southern and Francis McDonald in support.

Released in November 1930 and running 92 minutes, the film rates 7 out of 10 on IMDb from roughly 8,300 votes, and 6.4 out of 10 on TMDB from about 170 votes. A critics' rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 24 reviews sits above both audience scores, indicating stronger approval from reviewers than from general viewers.