Under the Roofs of Paris
Sous les toits de Paris
Release: 1930-04-28
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 6.5
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. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Société des films sonores Tobis
Cast
Albert Préjean
as Albert
Pola Illéry
as Pola
Paul Ollivier
as Patron du café
André Michaud
as Un agent (uncredited)
Léon Courtois
as L'inspecteur (uncredited)
Edmond T. Gréville
as Louis
Gaston Modot
as Fred
Eugène Stuber
as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme
as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
Bill Bocket
as Bill
Thomy Bourdelle
as François
Louis Pré Fils
as Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)
Jane Pierson
as La dame du premier (uncredited)
