https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/585f5dec-c37b-48e9-b9fc-e68bfe09ea14 Algiers is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by John Howard Lawson and starring Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie and Hedy Lamarr. The plot concerns a French jewel thief hiding in Algiers who meets a beautiful French tourist. The Walter Wanger production (originally distributed by United Artists) was a remake of the successful 1937 French film Pépé le Moko, which derived its plot from the Henri La Barthe novel of the same name. Algiers became a sensation because it was Lamarr's Hollywood debut. The film is notable as a source of inspiration to the screenwriters of the 1942 Warner Bros. film Casablanca, who wrote the later film with Lamarr in mind as the original female lead. Boyer's depiction of Pepe le Moko inspired the Warner Bros. animated character Pepé Le Pew. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Directed by: John Cromwell Starring: Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale, Gene Lockhart, Stanley Fields, Claudia Dell Genre: romance film, drama film Released: 1938 Studio / distributor: United Artists Country: United States Running time: 99 min Public domain: this film is in the public domain in the United States (since 1966); reason: copyright not renewed. Licence on Wikimedia Commons: Public domain. Public-domain status can differ in other countries. Video: File:Algiers (1938).webm on Wikimedia Commons Source of the file: YouTube More about the film: Algiers (1938 film) on Wikipedia · Wikidata The introduction above is taken from the Wikipedia article Algiers (1938 film), available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:12:14 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.watch https://peertube.watch/lazy-static/avatars/3b284627-b75f-409e-ac2e-10f4c2946f43.png https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/585f5dec-c37b-48e9-b9fc-e68bfe09ea14 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.watch/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.