The episode offers a comprehensive exploration of the 1930 film Morocco, examining its production, narrative, themes, and enduring legacy, with particular emphasis on the collaboration between director Josef von Sternberg and star Marlene Dietrich. It situates the film within its Pre-Code context, highlighting its French Foreign Legion setting in Morocco (though filmed in California) and its central love triangle between Dietrich’s cabaret singer and the contrasting male leads, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou. The episode also addresses von Sternberg’s stylistic innovations—especially his nuanced use of sound, lighting, and atmosphere—alongside the creative yet fraught partnership he shared with Dietrich. Finally, the film’s key ideas of elusion, sacrifice, and the looming shadow of war are discussed, as well as its cultural resonance and recognition at the Academy Awards.