In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.
William Phipps
- Lt. Gerrier
- (as Bill Phipps)
Sandra Bettin
- Sandra
- (as Sandra Gale)
Jimmy Dime
- Legionnaire
- (uncredited)
- …
Joseph Granby
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaSandra Bettin's debut.
- GoofsThere's a shot of Arabs riding across in front of the camera an an obvious wire is seen trailing across the sand which obviously led to some of the film equipment.
- ConnectionsEdited from Outpost in Morocco (1949)
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Lots of sand, a little action, and no intrigue
For a plot, "Fort Algiers" leaves nothing to the imagination. And very little hidden. Right away, we know who the bad guy is, so there's no intrigue at all to this film. It's not very well directed or edited, and the acting is just so-so. One reason to watch it is to see Raymond Burr before he became Perry Mason and found his niche on TV. Another reviewer commented that he or she could see why he left Hollywood. Yes, it's obvious that he wasn't much of an actor. Even in these early films of his – I've watched a couple lately, his weight must be over 300 pounds.
The romance and spying in this are just plain hokey. It's not even a very good picture of life in the Foreign Legion. Yvonne de Carlo has one of her roles as a foreigner, and she probably does the best acting job for the whole film. The battle scene provides a little action but even that seems awfully stagy. The tribes must have been a few miles away when the oil field workers spotted them approaching. Once they charged at full gallop, it took forever for them to cover the ground to the oil wells. While the film quality is very good, the production values are clearly second-rate.
This just isn't a film I can recommend.
The romance and spying in this are just plain hokey. It's not even a very good picture of life in the Foreign Legion. Yvonne de Carlo has one of her roles as a foreigner, and she probably does the best acting job for the whole film. The battle scene provides a little action but even that seems awfully stagy. The tribes must have been a few miles away when the oil field workers spotted them approaching. Once they charged at full gallop, it took forever for them to cover the ground to the oil wells. While the film quality is very good, the production values are clearly second-rate.
This just isn't a film I can recommend.
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- SimonJack
- May 1, 2014
Details
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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