Casbah

Casbah (1948)

Den of a thousand thieves ! Rendezvous for romance !

Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment in his native France.

Date of release
1948-04-01
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Music, Crime
Director
John Berry

Casting

Interesting facts

Casbah is a 1948 American film noir crime musical film directed by John Berry starring Yvonne De Carlo, Tony Martin, Peter Lorre, and Märta Torén. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "For Every Man There's a Woman".

Production

The film was made by Marston Productions, Tony Martin's production company, who signed a deal with Universal. Tony Martin was keen to re-establish himself in the film industry after having been blacklisted in the entertainment industry since being discharged from the Navy for "unfitness" in 1942. He was charged with buying a Navy officer a car to facilitate his obtaining a chief specialists rating.

It was the first production from Marston, which Martin owned with his agent, Nat Gould. The Bank of America lent $800,000 to finance the film; Universal provided some of the balance.

Yvonne De Carlo signed to play the female lead in June 1947. Erik Charrell was to produce, William Bowers was to write the script and Harold Arlen to do the music. John Berry signed to direct.

Märta Torén made her American film debut here.

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