Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
1930 · 1h 32m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes.
Director: René Clair
Writers: René Clair
Music by: Raoul Moretti, Vincent Scotto
Cinematography: Georges Périnal, Georges Raulet
Editor: René Le Hénaff
Rated 6.6/10 by 66 viewers
Cast
Albert Préjean as AlbertPola Illéry as PolaEdmond T. Gréville as LouisBill Bocket as BillGaston Modot as FredPaul Ollivier as Patron du caféRaymond Aimos as Le voleurThomy Bourdelle as FrançoisLouis Pré Fils as Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)Eugène Stuber as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)André Michaud as Un agent (uncredited)Delphine Abdala as La buraliste (uncredited)More like this
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