[WGH]

Pépé le Moko was the inspiration for Hollywood detective film noirs of the 1940s. "Pepe le Moko is the perfect blend of crime and romance, of sleaze and poetry…absolutely dated and perfectly ageless. In short, a classic." (Ginette Vincendeau)

Starring the magnetic Jean Gabin and the beautiful Mireille Balin. "Pepe le Moko is a well-known criminal mastermind who eludes the French police by hiding in the Kasbah section of Algiers. He knows that he is safe in this labyrinthine netherworld, where he is surrounded by fellow thieves and cutthroats." (RT)

Moviediva has the who, why and where history of Pépé le Moko, a fun read if you love old movies
http://www.moviediva.com/MD_root/reviewpages/MDPepeleMoko.htm

Pépé le Moko is one of the few films to receive a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 5 thumbs up
Digitally remastered in glorious black and white with mono sound. In subtitled French.

 

[FullRangeMan]

In 90s when I yet had a TV set the mono sound was perfect tô any TV pgm there is no need for Stereo.

This  cháracter name is really odd.

[WGH]

The Flicks mini-program on KXCI has an 3 minute audio review of Pépé le Moko, that is how I discovered it. $10 on Amazon, the film may be streaming somewhere but I doubt it.

https://kxci.org/podcast/pepe-le-moko/

"For a brief time in the 1930s, there was a movement in French cinema called “poetic realism.” These films combined deeply romantic themes with a kind of melancholy fatalism, and in retrospect they seem to foreshadow the darkness that France would experience in the coming war. One of my favorite among this group is a 1937 film called Pépé le Moko, directed by Julien Duvivier."

Chris Dashiell, Flicks reviewer, profiles a movie every week, it could be old or new but they are all movies he loves and worth watching. If you are a film buff check out Chris's picks, here are just some of his latest:

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

My Man Godfrey

Mother

Loulou

Sabotage

The Color of Pomegranates

Platform

Ashes and Diamonds

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Red Shoes

The Awful Truth

Point of Order!

Jean Vigo

Impromptu

https://kxci.org/programs/flicks-film-snob/