Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Michael_Elliott Morocco (1930) *** (out of 4)Marlene Dietrich plays cabaret singer Amy Jolly who comes to Morocco where she soon finds herself wanted by two very different men. Legionnaire Tom Brown (Gary Cooper) is a bit wild and has very little money whereas Monsieur La Bessiere (Adolphe Menjou) has everything that could give Jolly a great life.After the success of THE BLUE ANGEL star Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg ended up in America and this here was their first release. The film certainly has some flaws along the way but there's no denying that it contains some wonderful cinematography, a good enough story as well as some excellent performances, which is the main reason to watch the film.I really thought there were some terrific sequences scattered throughout the picture but the highlight has to be the one where we first see Dietrich inside the cabaret. I thought the entire section of her coming onto the stage, getting booed and then us meeting the Cooper character was very well-done. Even better is the sequence that followed with the apples. I know some say that the story is cliché and it is even for 1930 standards but it's still good enough to let the star's do their thing.Speaking of the stars, there's no question that the three leads are what makes the film. Dietrich is ravishing in her role as she has no problem making you believe that these two men would fall in love with her. She's able to give off so emotion with what appears to be such ease. Menjou was always good at playing these smart gentlemen. As for Cooper, he too is very good her as he has a certain flair that works perfectly well with Dietrich.MOROCCO isn't a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it's a very good gem.

Neil Doyle MOROCCO is exactly the sort of film you'd expect to find MARLENE DIETRICH in at this early point in her career as the seductress working as a cabaret singer where she attracts the attention of a young legionnaire GARY COOPER and a wealthy older man, ADOLPHE MENJOU. There's never any doubt that the screen chemistry between Dietrich and Cooper in the first cabaret scene will lead to their ultimate romantic attachment, but some viewers will be surprised at the film's memorable ending.It's easy to see that sound was new when this was made. Some of the dialog sounds stilted and words are spoken more slowly than necessary even by pros like Menjou to make sure the microphone catches every syllable. But the story moves at a nice pace, the exotic settings are photographed in subtle shadings of B&W, and Dietrich gets to warble a few songs in that inimitable style, although her voice sounded much better later on in her career when technical improvements in sound helped improve the quality of her husky vocalizing.It's a pleasure to see the young GARY COOPER in an early understated performance opposite the sizzling MARLENE DIETRICH--both contribute to the eye candy appeal of a rather sultry epic from Von Sternberg.

blanche-2 Marlene Dietrich made her American debut in "Morocco," directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou. Dietrich plays a sexy cabaret performer who has two men in love with her, Cooper, a member of the foreign legion, and Menjou, a wealthy man who can give her the world.This is an early talkie so the rhythm is a bit off and it moves somewhat slowly. Dietrich is beautiful and quite sexy, and she is equaled by the tall, gorgeous Cooper, about 30 years old here and a true hunk if there ever was one.The end of the film is absolutely stunning and worth the whole film. The restless beating of the drums is really something, too.

JLRMovieReviews Gary Cooper meets Marlene Dietrich in this good-looking film. Need we say more! But I will say that Gary has never looked so appealing and so young. He was very much a pretty boy in his younger days. And, Marlene is a great entertainer with the help of memorable songs.The plot, who cares! But seriously, there is very little to know. Adolphe Menjou is in love with her, but she basically won't have much to do with him, as long as Coop is around. My favorite little detail is the way it opens and closes. Look closely at the people walking and the animals by them. Its predictable premise may not be much to intrigue the hard to please, but with Marlene who's so good she was nominated for Best Actress, it should be a great way to spend a night at the movies.