Morocco is such a classic of the early silver screen, if you've never seen it, you've got to rent it. It doesn't make Gary Cooper look like a very nice guy, but if you know about his personal life, you already know he wasn't a very nice guy. This is the film famous for Marlene's tuxedo clad performance before she kisses a woman in the audience. This is one raunchy movie! Marlene does look very ravishing in it, so if you're a fan of the German actress, you've got to see one of her classics.
Gary Cooper joins the French Foreign Legion, and he has a fling with a nightclub singer who takes their bedroom romp more seriously than he does. He's a playboy, and he warns her that anyone who falls for him is asking for trouble, but she doesn't listen. This Pre-Code movie spells everything out for the audience. When Gary's superior catches him making sign language at a native girl, he orders him back in line. "What are you doing with those fingers?" he demands. "Nothing...yet," is Gary's answer. Pre-Code, people! In her nightclub, Marlene Dietrich bestows Gary Cooper a flower from her basket. He thanks her but insists the price is too expensive. "You can have it for free, if you like," she offers. Gary smirks and tells her he always pays for what he gets.
Poor Adolphe Menjou, the impeccably dressed (of course), wealthy suitor of Marlene, who offers to marry her. Why he would want to marry a trampy singer, I don't know. But he offers her everything in the world, and she can't give him an answer because she's hung up on Gary. How does this love triangle end? You'll have to watch this famous classic to find out.
Gary Cooper joins the French Foreign Legion, and he has a fling with a nightclub singer who takes their bedroom romp more seriously than he does. He's a playboy, and he warns her that anyone who falls for him is asking for trouble, but she doesn't listen. This Pre-Code movie spells everything out for the audience. When Gary's superior catches him making sign language at a native girl, he orders him back in line. "What are you doing with those fingers?" he demands. "Nothing...yet," is Gary's answer. Pre-Code, people! In her nightclub, Marlene Dietrich bestows Gary Cooper a flower from her basket. He thanks her but insists the price is too expensive. "You can have it for free, if you like," she offers. Gary smirks and tells her he always pays for what he gets.
Poor Adolphe Menjou, the impeccably dressed (of course), wealthy suitor of Marlene, who offers to marry her. Why he would want to marry a trampy singer, I don't know. But he offers her everything in the world, and she can't give him an answer because she's hung up on Gary. How does this love triangle end? You'll have to watch this famous classic to find out.