Under the Roofs of Paris

Under the Roofs of Paris

92 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | April 28, 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 Paris

92 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | April 28, 1930

Under the Roofs of Paris
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Films Sonores Tobis
Original title Sous les toits de Paris
Directors Georges Lacombe, René Clair
Writers René Clair

Cast

Albert Préjean

as Albert

Pola Illéry

as Pola

Bill Bocket

as Bill

Gaston Modot

as Fred

Paul Ollivier

as Patron du café

Raymond Aimos

as Le voleur

Thomy Bourdelle

as François

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)

André Michaud

as Un agent (uncredited)

Jane Pierson

as La dame du premier (uncredited)

Louis Pré Fils

as Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)

Eugène Stuber

as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)

Louis Zellas

as Le consommateur jaloux (uncredited)