Under the Roofs of Paris

6.5
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 92 min
  • Premiere: 1930. April 28.

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.

Discover

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)

Raymond Blot

Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)

Léon Courtois

L'inspecteur (uncredited)

Édouard Francomme

Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)

Jane Pierson

La dame du premier (uncredited)

Louis Zellas

Le consommateur jaloux (uncredited)

Art

Lazare Meerson

Art Direction

Camera

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

Georges Raulet

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

René Hubert

Costume Design

Directing

René Clair

Director

Georges Lacombe

Assistant Director

Editing

Sound

Raoul Moretti

Original Music Composer

Vincent Scotto

Original Music Composer

Writing

René Clair

Writer

Art

Lazare Meerson

Art Direction

Camera

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

Georges Raulet

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

René Hubert

Costume Design

Directing

René Clair

Director

Georges Lacombe

Assistant Director

Editing

Sound

Raoul Moretti

Original Music Composer

Vincent Scotto

Original Music Composer

Writing

René Clair

Writer