Peter Lorre in musical/noir "Casbah" (1948)
"It gave him a new dimension to expand his own acting career."
Peter Lorre as Detective Slimane with Tony Martin as Pépé le Moko (also, wouldn't this be great as a paper doll set?)
Peter looking devilishly divine with that little whippy stick of his that I am 100% normal about...
Such a dear face:
LOTS more under the cut!
Believing Lorre a “dyed-in-the-wool good actor,” Tony Martin, who independently produced Casbah with Nat C. Goldstone, gave the actor room to rework his dialogue: “The night before, when he would get the script, he’d say, ‘I’d like to make this or that change.’ And he’d do it.”
Director John Berry likewise, in Martin’s words, “let Lorre have the strength” to carry out his own ideas. The actor welcomed the freedom as well as the opportunity to assume a more contemporary role.
“I like the role I’m playing now,” [Lorre] told Martin, “because all I’m doing is being a pursuer.”
Martin added that the role was also a challenge: “He loved it, being the great actor that he was. It gave him a new dimension to expand his own acting career and to get out of that Sydney Greenstreet thing he was in. . . . It caught him with a sense of humor and a tenderness. - From "The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre" by Stephen D. Youngkin
"Singing his way through a string of minor musical-comedies had not prepared Martin for a dramatic debut. He knew he needed help.
Lorre cast a spell over the actor and then snapped his fingers: “In those days, the black and white pictures, the close-ups, he could hypnotize you, and he could lull you into a deep inner peace.
"We'd do a take and I'd be rotten. He’d say, ‘You know, you’re the worst fucking actor I’ve ever seen.’ I’d say, ‘Really?’ He’d say, ‘Yes, nobody worse.’ And we’d start to laugh and the director would say, ‘Alright, let’s go,’ and I’d do a good scene. He had a way of putting me down. He had a psychological way. And we had dinner every night." - From "The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre" by Stephen D. Youngkin
With Thomas Gomez as Louvain:
With Yvonne De Carlo as Inez:
Joined by Märta Torén as Gaby:
With Märta Torén again (and guh, those eyes of his):
Alas, poor Pépé! (But oh, the beautiful brow of our Peter.)
From Ruth Waterbury’s review in the Los Angeles Examiner:
“Lorre as the Inspector who knows he is going to get his man Pepe is utterly wonderful. He’s lazy. He’s catlike. And smart out of this world. Lorre is so consistently good in every picture that they will probably forget his work in ‘Casbah’ when next year’s Academy nominations for ‘best supporting performance’ come around. But I hope they don’t. This smooth job belongs right up among the best.” -From "The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre" by Stephen D. Youngkin
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Djamaa El Djedid Mosque, North Africa, Algiers, Algeria
Algeria, A Place That’s Soon To Be On Everyone’s Radar
Photographer: Eric Lafforgue
Old Ottoman House In The Casbah, North Africa, Algiers, Algeria
Man Passing Near Murals Of Football And Revolution In The Casbash, North Africa, Algiers, Algeria
Asphalt Road In The Desert, North Africa, Erg Admer, Algeria
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EXTC meeting Alfredo. 3/11/23 @extcband #extc #extcband #extctheband #terrychambers #stevehampton #matthughes #xtc #artpunk #newwave #postpunk @casbahsandiego #casbahsandiego #casbah #casbahpresents #concert #concertphotography #itibfya #ithinkibetterfollowyouaround (at Casbah San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpxh_IxLfsw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The "Casbah" one of the oldest district of the city of Algiers. Ouchame style. Oil on canvas. A. LALMI . . . #art #artistes #originalart #paintpaintpaint #painter #painting #artwork #artmajeur #artistsoninstagram #paint #artwork🎨 #autodidacte #originalcharacterart #autodidact #casbah #casbahdalger #algiers #algérie #oiloncanvaspainting🎨🖌️ #huilesurtoîle #huilesurtoile🎨 #oiloncanvas #oiloncanvas🎨 #oiloncanvaspainting #oiloncanvasart #huilesurtoile #oiloncanvaspaintings (at Paris 18e) https://www.instagram.com/p/CklPa3vKY_N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Casbah 73 - Pale Splash Of Blue - disco jazz is alive and well in Madrid
Oli Stewart is Casbah 73. American-born, Madrid-based DJ, producer, vinyl collector and selector extraordinaire with several decades of experience under his belt. Classic soul, funk and disco at its finest, with releases on mainstay outlets such as Glitterbox and Lovemonk, we’re extremely proud to have him in the Boogie Angst record bins.
Casbah 73’s Boogie Angst debut is a two-sided live band funk workout reminiscent of early 70’s acts and labels such as 24 Carat Black, Black Heat and Strata East, but also connects to the current sounds of Black Jazz Chronicles, Sault and Nu Genea.
Casbah 73’s sound is a clear amalgamation of his broad range of influences, and the two songs on this release are a definite showcase of his love for funk, soul and disco.
With some excellent remixes on their way, keep an eye out for the upcoming limited edition vinyl release.
‘Casbah 73 – Let’s Invade the Amazon’ is out on all digital portals on May 20, 2022, via Boogie Angst
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Can we PLEASE talk about how amazingly Pell replicates the Arabian sound on a metal guitar???
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