Casbah (1948) | |
| Director(s) | John Berry |
| Producer(s) | Erik Charell (associate) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Musical |
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Casbah (1948) was a Crime - Musical Film directed by John Berry and produced by Erik Charell.
SYNOPSIS
The third time around for this remake of Algiers, this time with songs by Harold Arlen. The Casbah is the eye of a romantic and criminal hurricane, the hideout of Pepe Le Moko (Martin), pursued by detective Lorre. De Carlo loves Martin, but he's after Toren. Lorre sees an opening to bag Martin and uses Toren as an unwitting dupe to lure the criminal out of hiding and into a trap at Algiers airport.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1948 --- Ceremony Number 21 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
TIFF 13 Review: Rock the Casbah
By Jovana Jankovic on Sep 10, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsRock the Casbah operates squarely within a couple of familiar categories: national cinema and narratives about troubled family dynamics. Both can, of course, be rich grounds for exploration of identity and relations between self and other. Rock the Casbah (Laila Marrakchi, 2013) attempts both and ye... Read full article
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"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 22, 1949 with Tony Martin reprising his film role.
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