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.
Cast
Albert Préjean
Albert
Pola Illéry
Pola
Edmond T. Gréville
Louis
Bill Bocket
Bill
Gaston Modot
Fred
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)
Crew
René Clair
Director, Writer
René Le Hénaff
Editor
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Georges Raulet
Director of Photography
Georges Lacombe
Assistant Director
René Hubert
Costume Design
W. Morhenn
Sound
Hermann Storr
Sound
Raoul Moretti
Original Music Composer
Vincent Scotto
Original Music Composer
Lazare Meerson
Art Direction
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