Under the Roofs of Paris

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 28, 1930

Original language

French

Spoken languages

french, romanian

Countries

France

Production

Société des films sonores Tobis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0021409