Morocco

11/14/19301h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Who is this woman who scorns a hundred men...to give her love to a Devil-May-Care Soldier? ~

Overview:

Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.

Director:

Josef von Sternberg

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$491,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

foreign legion
morocco
pre-code
nightclub singer

Cast

Gary Cooper

~ as ~

Légionnaire Tom Brown

Marlene Dietrich

~ as ~

Mademoiselle Amy Jolly

Adolphe Menjou

~ as ~

Monsieur La Bessiere

Ullrich Haupt

~ as ~

Adjudant Caesar

Eve Southern

~ as ~

Madame Caesar

Francis McDonald

~ as ~

Sergeant Tatoche

Paul Porcasi

~ as ~

Lo Tinto

Émile Chautard

~ as ~

French General (uncredited)

Juliette Compton

~ as ~

Anna Dolores (uncredited)

Albert Conti

~ as ~

Col. Quinnovieres (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
Before there was Mogadon, there was Mogador - a town in Morocco in which the wealthy "La Bessiere" (Adolphe Menjou) might have wished for more of the former! His problems all stem from his infatuation with the recently arrived cabaret dancer "Amy" (Marlene Dietrich) who is wowing the crowds in her elegant tuxedo, top hat and stilettos. Also amongst her audience is the roguish legionnaire "Brown" (Gary Cooper) who takes a shine to her and even pays 20F for one of her apples! What now ensues is a lightly comedic love-triangle enterprise peppered with two full length numbers from Dietrich and a little naughtiness from Cooper that sends him deep into the treacherous desert. To be fair, Cooper is not the most impactful here - his performance is just a little too undercooked, but she is on great form as she mischievously plays both men and I did feel a little sorry for Menjou's lovestruck character used to buying everything he wanted. The production is gently tempered with a little sexual fluidity. That's not especially new for European audiences, but I reckon those across the pond might not have been quite so used to a woman so demonstrably fully equipped to function and thrive in a man's world! The scene at the end really did make wonder if "Amy" had really thought things through, though...