Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Sous les toits de Paris
96 min
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. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
- Release date
- April 28, 1930
- Country of origin
- France, Germany
- Music
- Raoul Moretti, Vincent Scotto
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Cast
- Albert Préjean as Albert
- Pola Illéry as Pola
- Edmond T. Gréville as Louis
- Bill Bocket as Bill
- Gaston Modot as Fred
- Paul Ollivier as Un client
- Raymond Aimos as Un gars du milieu
- Thomy Bourdelle as François
- Louis Pré Fils as Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)
- Delphine Abdala as La buraliste
- Léon Courtois as L'inspecteur (uncredited)
- Édouard Francomme as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
- Jane Pierson as La dame du premier (uncredited)
- Louis Zellas as Le consommateur jaloux (uncredited)
- Raymond Blot as Un membre de la bande à Fred
Crew
- René Clair · Director
- René Clair · Writer
- Frank Clifford · Producer
- Georges Lourau · Producer
- Raoul Moretti · Composer
- Vincent Scotto · Composer
- Georges Périnal · Cinematographer
- Georges Raulet · Cinematographer
- René Le Hénaff · Editor