Pepe Le Moko (Tony Martin) leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment in his native France. Inez (Yvonne DeCarlo), his girl friend, is infiriated when Pepe flirts with Gaby (Marta Toren), a French vistor, but Pepe tells her to mind her own business. Detective Slimane (Peter Lorre)is trying to lure Pepe out of the Casbah so he can be jailed. Against Slimane's advice, Police Chief Louvain capture Pepe in a dragnet, but his followers free him. Inez realizes that Pepe has fallen in love with Gaby and intends to follow her to Europe. Slimane knows the same and uses her as the bait to lure Pepe out of the Casbah.

Directed by:
John Berry

Writing credits:
Henri La Barthe (novel)
Leslie Bush-Fekete (screenplay)
Erik Charell (musical story)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Yvonne De Carlo .... Inez
Tony Martin .... Pepe Le Moko
Peter Lorre .... Slimane
Märta Torén .... Gaby (as Marta Toren)
Hugo Haas .... Omar
Thomas Gomez .... Louvain
Douglas Dick .... Carlo
Herbert Rudley .... Claude
Gene Walker .... Roland
Curt Conway .... Maurice
Hans Schumm .... Willem (as Andre Pola)
Barry Bernard .... Max
Virginia Gregg .... Madeline
William A. Lee .... Beggar (as Will Lee)
Harris Brown .... Pierre
Houseley Stevenson .... Anton Duval
Arthur Robert Kendall .... Ahmed
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eartha Kitt .... Herself
John Bagni .... Inspector (uncredited)
Louise Bates .... Tourist (uncredited)
Nick Borgani .... Pilot (uncredited)
Leander De Cordova .... Doorman (uncredited)
Josette Deegan .... Stewardess (uncredited)
Katherine Dunham .... Odette (uncredited)
Paul Fierro .... Policeman (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman .... American woman (uncredited)
Phil Friedman .... Native Man (uncredited)
Lorraine Gale .... Blonde Girl (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert .... Americn woman (uncredited)
Carmelita González .... Girl in Inez's Shop (uncredited)
Carey Harrison .... Inspector (uncredited)
Sam Harris .... British tourist (uncredited)
Maynard Holmes .... Guide (uncredited)
George Hyland .... American Businessman (uncredited)
Hassan Khayyam .... Arab (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron .... Inspector (uncredited)
George J. Lewis .... Detective (uncredited)
Jane Loofbourrow .... Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Robert Loraine .... Tourist (uncredited)
Bob Lugo .... Native Man (uncredited)
Rosita Marstini .... Woman (uncredited)
Tina Menard .... Woman (uncredited)
Maurice Navarro .... Fire Eater (uncredited)
Barry Norton .... Pilot (uncredited)
Abel Pina .... Acrobat (uncredited)
Antonio Pina .... Acrobat (uncredited)
Henry Pina .... Acrobat (uncredited)
Jerry Pina .... Acrobat (uncredited)
Ed Randolph .... Tourist (uncredited)
Samir Rizkallah .... Arab (uncredited)
Tom Tamarez .... Inspector (uncredited)
Maria J. Tavares .... Girl in Inez's Shop (uncredited)
Basil Tellou .... Blind Singer (uncredited)
Elsa Walker .... Woman (uncredited)
Kathryn Wilson .... British tourist (uncredited)

Runtime: 94 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Finland:K-16

Awards: Nominated for Oscar.