 Pépé le Moko is a gangster from Paris that hides in Algier s Casbah. In the Casbah, he is safe and is able to elude the police s attempts to capture him. But he misses his freedom, after two years in the Casbah. He meets a gorgeous Parisian tourist, Gaby, and they fall in love. Native inspector Slimane tries to use her to attract Pépé out of the Casbah in order to catch him.