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Algiers [videorecording] / Alpha Video ; directed by John Cromwell ; written by James M. Cain and John Howard Lawson.

Summary:

Charles Boyer plays the master criminal hiding out in The Casbah. Pepe's nemesis, French police inspector Slimane, waits patiently for Pepe to make one wrong move. when Pepe falls head over heels in love with the beautiful tourist Gaby, he becomes too preoccupied to keep up his guard against the relentless inspector. An intriguing chain of events, including his betrayal by the woman he scorned in favor of Gaby, conspire to create Pepe's heart-rending downfall."--Container.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Narberth, PA : Alpha Video, 2002, c1938.

Content descriptions

General Note:
From the novel by Detective Ashelbe.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1938.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Muhammed Ygner Buchen & Vincent Scotto ; Cinematography James Wong Howe.
Participant or Performer Note:
Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie, Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale.
System Details Note:
DVD ; Dolby digital, Dolby stereo.
Subject: Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Thieves > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Gangster films.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Old Fort Branch Library DVD ALG (Text) 37810435342463 Adult Video Available -

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040 . ‡aPOR ‡cPOR ‡dOCLCQ ‡dOCL ‡dOCLCA ‡dBTCTA
1300 . ‡aAlgiers (Motion picture : 1938)
24510. ‡aAlgiers ‡h[videorecording] / ‡cAlpha Video ; directed by John Cromwell ; written by James M. Cain and John Howard Lawson.
264 1. ‡aNarberth, PA : ‡bAlpha Video, ‡c2002, c1938.
300 . ‡a1 videodisc (96 min.) : ‡bsound, b&w ; ‡c4 3/4 in.
336 . ‡atwo-dimensional moving image ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡avideo ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avideodisc ‡2rdacarrier
4901 . ‡aAlpha Video.
500 . ‡aFrom the novel by Detective Ashelbe.
500 . ‡aOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1938.
508 . ‡aMusic, Muhammed Ygner Buchen & Vincent Scotto ; Cinematography James Wong Howe.
5111 . ‡aCharles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie, Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale.
520 . ‡aCharles Boyer plays the master criminal hiding out in The Casbah. Pepe's nemesis, French police inspector Slimane, waits patiently for Pepe to make one wrong move. when Pepe falls head over heels in love with the beautiful tourist Gaby, he becomes too preoccupied to keep up his guard against the relentless inspector. An intriguing chain of events, including his betrayal by the woman he scorned in favor of Gaby, conspire to create Pepe's heart-rending downfall."--Container.
538 . ‡aDVD ; Dolby digital, Dolby stereo.
650 0. ‡aMan-woman relationships ‡vDrama. ‡0(CARDINAL)441503
650 0. ‡aThieves ‡vDrama.
655 0. ‡aFeature films. ‡0(CARDINAL)340026
655 0. ‡aGangster films.
7001 . ‡aAshelbe. ‡tPepe le Moko.
7001 . ‡aBoyer, Charles, ‡d1899-1978. ‡4act.
7001 . ‡aCain, James M. ‡q(James Mallahan), ‡d1892-1977. ‡4aus. ‡0(CARDINAL)150794
7001 . ‡aCalleia, Joseph, ‡d1897-1975. ‡4act.
7001 . ‡aCromwell, John, ‡d1888-1979. ‡4drt.
7001 . ‡aGurie, Sigrid, ‡d1911-1969. ‡4act.
7001 . ‡aHale, Alan, ‡d1892-1950. ‡4act.
7001 . ‡aHowe, James Wong. ‡4cng.
7001 . ‡aIgarbouchen, Mohammed. ‡4cmp.
7001 . ‡aLamarr, Hedy, ‡d1913-2000. ‡4act. ‡0(CARDINAL)183884
7001 . ‡aLawson, John Howard, ‡d1894-1977. ‡4aus.
7001 . ‡aScotto, Vincent, ‡d1876-1952. ‡4cmp.
7102 . ‡aAlpha Video Distributors.
830 0. ‡aAlpha Video.
901 . ‡a4087615 ‡b ‡c4087615 ‡tbiblio