Editing Morocco (film) (section)

==Production==
The character of Amy was toned down considerably from the novel. As in the book, in the film the name ''aimee jolie'' (French for "beloved and pretty") is meant ironically as Amy is portrayed as a fallen star past her prime, a desperately lonely woman lost in despair who has gone to Morocco to die.{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=125}} However, in the book, the character of Amy was a prostitute and a drug addict, both of which were unacceptable even under the looser censorship in 1930 Hollywood and these aspects of Amy's character were removed from the film during the script-writing.{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=125-126}} Likewise, the ending was changed from the book to the film. In the book, Amy abandons Tom and at the conclusion of the novel, boards a ship to [[Buenos Aires]].{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=125}} Sternberg disliked the ending in the book, and gave the film the more romantic ending where Amy chooses to be with Brown by going with him into the Sahara.{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=125}}

Sternberg's depiction of "picturesque" Morocco elicited a favorable response from the Moroccan government, which ran announcements in ''[[The New York Times]]'' inviting American tourists to enjoy the country "just as Gary Cooper [was seduced by the] unforgettable landscapes and engaging people."<ref name="moma"/> However, the film was filmed entirely in southern California, and Sternberg felt compelled to personally reassure the [[Thami El Glaoui|Pasha of Marrakesh]] that ''Morocco'' had not been shot in his domain.{{sfn|Sarris|1966|p=30}}

Cinematographer Lee Garmes and Sternberg (himself a skilled camera technician) developed the distinctive lighting methods that served to enhance Dietrich's best facial features, while obscuring her slightly bulbous nose.{{sfn|Baxter|1971|p=80}}

According to [[Robert Osborne]] of [[Turner Classic Movies]], Cooper and Sternberg did not get along. Sternberg filmed so as to make Cooper look up at Dietrich, emphasizing her at his expense. Cooper complained to his studio bosses and got it stopped. Cooper greatly disliked Sternberg, complaining that he received little in the way of direction from him about how to play Brown.{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=128}} It was open knowledge on the set that Sternberg and Dietrich were lovers, and Cooper felt that he was very much a secondary figure in the film as Sternberg devoted all of his attention to Dietrich.{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=128}} As a way of compensation, Cooper brought his mistress, the Mexican actress [[Lupe Vélez]] onto the set and went out of his way to demonstratively show his affections by having her sit on his lap between takes and passionately kissing her as often as possible.{{sfn|Baxter|2010|p=128}}

Shooting for ''Morocco'' was completed in August 1930.{{sfn|Baxter|1971|p=81}}

The final scene of ''Morocco'' is recreated in the 1946 Mexican film ''[[Enamorada (1946 film)|Enamorada]]'', directed by [[Emilio Fernández]].