Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

04/28/1930 (FR) • 1h 32m

Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Paul Ollivier

Patron du café

Raymond Aimos

Le voleur

Louis Pré Fils

Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

paris, france

pickpocket

musical

street singer

busking

sheet music

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