Le Gamin de Paris (1923)
Directed by Louis Feuillade

Comedy / Drama
aka: Paris Urchin

Film Synopsis

In a working class district of Paris, Lisette works at home as a typist and lives with her grandmother and brother Joseph.  She is in love with Amédée, a young man who lives in the same building.  Lisette is unaware that Amédée is the son of General Morin, a pompous military man who would never agree to their getting married.  Fate offers a helping hand when Joseph rescues the General's young granddaughter from drowning...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Louis Feuillade
  • Script: Jean-François-Alfred Bayard, Louis Feuillade, Émile Vanderbruch
  • Cinematographer: Maurice Champreux, Léon Morizet, Xipov
  • Cast: Sandra Milovanoff (Lisette), René Poyen (Joseph), Berthe Jalabert (La grand-mère), Jean Devalde (Amédée), Bouboule (Gaby), Henri-Amédée Charpentier (Bizot), Renée van Delly (Madame de Mersange), Adolphe Candé (Le général)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White / Silent
  • Runtime: 120 min
  • Aka: Paris Urchin

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