Freedom for Us 1931  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy, Paul Ollivier, Andre Michaud, Rolla France, Germaine Aussey, Leon Lorin, William Burke, Vincent Hyspa, Alexander D'Arcy, Jacques Shelly, Albert Broquin, Maximilienne, Eugene Stuber, Marguerite de Morlaye
This famous anti-capitalist statement starts with two prisoners who become friends. Louis (Raymond Cordy) escapes and becomes an executive at a phonograph factory. When his friend, Emile (Henri Marchand), gets out of jail, he ends up as an assembly-line worker at his friend's factory. The de-humanization of the workers is highlighted with comedic interludes. This is the first non-English speaking film to receive an Oscar nomination (Best Art Direction).
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Under the Roofs of Paris 1930  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Musical
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Albert Prejean, Pola Illery, Edmond T. Greville, Paul Ollivier, Gaston Modot, Bill Bocker, Jane Pierson, Raymond Aimos, Thomy Bourdelle
First made as a silent film, music and dialog were then added in this early musical/drama. Best friends Albert and Louis (Albert Prejean and Edmond T. Greville) are street singers, and both vie for another singer, Pola (Pola Illery). When Albert is wrongfully sent to prison, Louis and Pola become lovers. But when Albert gets out of jail, the three come to an agreement.
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| 1. Freedom for Us (1931)
2. The Million (1931)
3. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
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