You see, Pierrot has a mother... very old. Now, if she should be sick and send a letter to Pierrot, why, what could he do but leave the Casbah and come down here to town?
12 seconds sound clip from the Algiers (1941, Lux Radio Theatre) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:16:28 in the original recording.
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- Well, suppose Pierrot comes down into town, eh?
- Pepe will be worried by his absence and he'll come down into town to find him.
- You have overlooked just one little point. How do you get Pierrot to come down?
- Ah, that's my plan. A magnificent plan.
- He's a bad boy, Pierrot, but... a good son.
- When he comes, we keep the arrest a secret.
- And soon Pepe comes down to look for him. And when Pepe comes out of the Casbah, we have him!
- Er, but how do we know we can trust you not to make a better bargain with Pepe?
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Actors: Charles Boyer (Pepe le Moko), Hedy Lamarr (Gaby), Alan Napier (Inspector Slimane), Bea Benaderet (Ines)
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