Version : English
Duration : 26'
Format : 35 mm. - 16 mm. - Béta Digit. - Béta SP
Black & white
Scriptwriter : John NASHT
Producer : TÉLÉFILMS
Country
France
With
Dolores GRAY, Édith PIAF, Les Garçons de la Rue, Violette VERDY, WOODROW
Picture
Stany CORDIER
Archive footage
- Entertainment in a Paris shopping street, market,
- Bal musette,
- The dance of the roofer and the midinette on a roof with Violette VERDY,
- Les Garçons de la Rue sing "Parce que ça donne du courage".
- Juggling act with top hats, cane and cigar by WOODROW,
- Édith PIAF sings "Bal dans ma rue",
- Fireworks display
Dolores GRAY wandered through working-class neighbourhoods, surprising the roofer and the midinette on rooftops with Violette VERDY. Les Garçons de la Rue sing “Parce que ça me donne du courage”. The juggler WOODROW plays the mischievous valet de chambre with his juggling tricks. The bals populaires have a field day, and Édith PIAF herself sings “Bal dans ma rue”. Finale by the Bluebell Girls on a popular ball theme.