Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

Name: Under the Roofs of Paris
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1930-04-28
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T. Gréville, Bill Bocket, Gaston Modot

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.

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Released 1930-04-28 · 92 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by René Clair

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 Patron du café
Raymond Aimos as Le voleur
Thomy Bourdelle as François
Louis 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)
Raymond Blot as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
Léon Courtois as L'inspecteur (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)