Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
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.
Under the Roofs of ParisDrama, Romance
Cast
- Albert Préjean — Albert
- Pola Illéry — Pola
- Edmond T. Gréville — Louis
- Bill Bocket — Bill
- Gaston Modot — Fred
- Paul Ollivier — Patron du café
- Raymond Aimos — Le voleur
- Thomy Bourdelle — François
- Louis Pré Fils — Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)
- Eugène Stuber — Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
- André Michaud — Un agent (uncredited)
- Delphine Abdala — La buraliste (uncredited)
Where to watch Under the Roofs of Paris
Criterion Channel, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Fawesome
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