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.
- Released
- 1930-04-28
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- René Clair
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 68 votes
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)