A janitor accidentally becomes the hottest act in Paris—what could go wrong?
A poor wretch, who has just been hired as a music-hall artist, in spite of himself becomes the tenant of a particular Parisian building.
Acting
Lucien Baroux's exasperated everyman carries the whole madcap machine.
Production
1940s Parisian music-hall sets dripping with nostalgic Art Deco excess.
Director
Yves Mirande
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is NOT the 2001 Baz Luhrmann musical—it's a 1940 French comedy that beat him to the title by 61 years.
Director Yves Mirande was a prolific playwright; this film preserves the rapid-fire dialogue style of 1930s French boulevard theater.
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