Plot

As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall. She introduces him to Claire, her friend at work, and the couple fall in love. Jean conspires to get the show's star out of town and for the theater manager to see the high-spirited Zouzou perform. When Jean's accused of murder and Zouzou needs money to mount his defense, she pleads to go on stage. Her talents may save the show, but can anything save her dream of life with Jean?

Cast

1. Jean Gabin
   Jean Gabin
   -Biography:Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, he grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise département, about 22 mi north of Paris. The son of cabaret entertainers, he attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly...
   
   : Jean, an orphan
2. Josephine Baker
   Josephine Baker
   Josephine Baker was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame in her adopted homeland of France. She was given such nicknames as the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and the "Créole Goddess"....
   
   : Zouzou, the orphan mulatto
3. Pierre Larquey
   Pierre Larquey
   Pierre Larquey was a French film actor. He appeared in 214 films between 1913 and 1962. He was born in Citon-Cenac, France and died in Maisons-Laffitte, France.-Selected filmography:* Le Scandale...
   
   : Father Mélé, fairground
4. Claire Gerard: Ms Valley, the laundress
5. Yvette Lebon: Clare Valley, the daughter
6. Illa Meery: Miss Barbara, the star of music hall
7. Madeleine Guitty: Josette, clothing
8. Marcel Vallée
   Marcel Vallée
   Marcel Vallée was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906.-References:...
   
   : Mr Horn, director of music-hall
9. Teddy Michaud: Julot
10. Pierre Palau: Mr. de Saint-Lévy, the protector
11. Serge Grave: Jean, Child
12. Floyd Smith
    Floyd Smith
    Ronald Floyd Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres and who coached for 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres...
    
    : The ballet master of the journal
13. Viviane Romance: The girl attablée
14. Philippe Richard
    Philippe Richard
    Philippe Richard was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry.-External links:...
    
    : The Police Commissioner
15. Robert Seller: The Sponsor
16. Roger Blin
    Roger Blin
    Roger Blin was a French actor and director notable for directing the first production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot....
    
    : A witness to the murder
17. Georges Van Parys
    Georges Van Parys
    Georges Van Parys was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy...
    
    : Pianist
18. Eugène Stuber: A man at the ball
19. Louis Wins: The conductor of the journal
20. Irene Ascou: Zouzou, child
21. Geo Forster
22. Lucien Walter
23. Emile Carrara
24. Adrienne Trenkel
25. Andrée Wendler

Credits

• Director: Marc Allégret
  Marc Allégret
  Marc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
  
  
• Script: Pépito G. Abatino
• Adaptation: Carlo Rim
• Dialogue: Carlo Rim, Albert Willemetz
• Images: Michel Kelber, Louis Née, Boris Kaufman, Jacques Mercanton
• Sets: Lazare Meerson , Alexandre Trauner
• Music: Vincent Scotto , Georges Van Parys , Alain Romans
• Lyrics: Roger Bernstein, Géo Koger
• Songs: Ah! The just fifine and Java Marsiallo sung by Jean Gabin – He and Haiti, sung by Josephine Baker
• Sound: Antoine Archimbaud
• Editor: Denise Batcheff
  Denise Batcheff
  Denise Batcheff was a French film editor and sound technician in the early 1930s.According to Internet Movie Database, she worked on eight films:*Amour à l'américaine also known as American Love...
  
  
• Costumes: Pascaud Zanel
• Music Direction: Louis Wins
• Dances: Floyd Smith
  Floyd Smith
  Ronald Floyd Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres and who coached for 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres...
  
  
• Art Direction: Pepito G. Abatino
• Director: Joseph Macaluso
  Joseph Macaluso
  Joseph Angelo Macaluso was a Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Hamilton West, and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.He was elected in the 1963 Canadian federal election.-References:...
  
  
• Director: Pelosoff
• Production: Arys Nissotti – Movies H. Roussillon
• Production Manager: Arys Nissotti
• Distribution: Corona Films – Jacques Boris
• Shooting: Studios Pathé-Nathan de Joinville
• Duration: 85mn
• The first presentation 13 December 1934

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