a
statement thought to have been made by
French romantic actor Charles Boyer (1899–1978) to
American actress Hedy Lamarr (1913 - ) in the 1938
American movie "
Algiers." Although he never said this
line in this or any other movie, he became famous for saying it due to many people doing imitations of him saying the
line. The
Casbah is the older,
native section of
Algiers (the
capital city of Algeria and the
chief seaport of northwest Africa) which has winding mazelike streets.
—PDC Volume 1 Approved Glossary