Stars: Jean Gabin , Mireille Balin
Best Quote: Le Moko? The prince of the plunders! Fifteen convictions, 33 daylight robberies, two bank hold-ups and how about burglaries? We haven't enough fingers in this room on which to count them all! How could he not be admired?
Later remade as Algiers with Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamar. Pepe is the better of the two. While the story is pure formula, the excellent acting, direction, and set design, all make up for it. And then there's Jean Gabin, who along with Cagney, was the greatest gangster ever. The film does a superb job of recreating "the Casbah", a wretched hive of scum and villainy, where the police are unwelcome. Balin, France's most popular prewar actress, is very beautiful.
Summary: Its not perfect, it drags in spots and has a familiar story, but Pepe Le Moko is one of the best gangster movies.
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