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6.3/10 • 148

1930-11-141h 32m

DramaRomance

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

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

Directors
Josef von Sternberg
Writters
Benno Vigny, Jules Furthman
Editors
Benno Vigny, Jules Furthman, Sam Winston

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Gary Cooper

    Gary Cooper

    Légionnaire Tom Brown

  2. Marlene Dietrich

    Marlene Dietrich

    Mademoiselle Amy Jolly

  3. Adolphe Menjou

    Adolphe Menjou

    Monsieur La Bessiere

  4. Ullrich Haupt

    Ullrich Haupt

    Adjudant Caesar

  5. Eve Southern

    Eve Southern

    Madame Caesar

  6. Francis McDonald

    Francis McDonald

    Sergeant Tatoche

  7. Paul Porcasi

    Paul Porcasi

    Lo Tinto

  8. Émile Chautard

    Émile Chautard

    French General (uncredited)

  9. Juliette Compton

    Juliette Compton

    Anna Dolores (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Mar 2, 2024

7/10

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...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$491,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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