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Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Directed by René Clair
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.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Albert Préjean | Pola Illéry | Edmond T. Gréville | Bill Bocket | Gaston Modot | Paul Ollivier | Raymond Aimos | Thomy Bourdelle | Louis Pré Fils | Eugène Stuber | André Michaud | Delphine Abdala | Raymond Blot | Léon Courtois | Edouard Francomme | Jane Pierson | Louis Zellas