Correspondence, legal documents, and miscellany that trace the ownership rights to the story and motion picture "Algiers" (a 1938 remake of "Pepe Le Moko" also remade in 1948 as "Casbah") and its foreign and television distribution. The file consists primarily of correspondence and legal documents although miscellany such as restricted distribution lists, lists of actors and their salaries, a music cue sheet, sheet music, and lists of credits and specific clauses relating to billing, publicity, and advertising are also included. Of interest is a 1938 letter from the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America in which the "Algiers" script was reviewed; given the story's emphasis on sex and prostitution, the script was not accepted and specific changes were suggested.
