Director: René Clair
Writer: René Clair
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.
92 min
Rating: 6.5/10
Released
Top Cast

Albert Préjean
Albert

Pola Illéry
Pola

Edmond T. Gréville
Louis

Bill Bocket
Bill

Gaston Modot
Fred

Paul Ollivier
Patron du café
Movie Info
Director: René Clair
Writer: René Clair
Production Companies: Société des films sonores Tobis
Countries: France
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