一个流浪巴黎的街头歌手、他的好友以及一个两人都心仪的姑娘，三人的恋爱关系支撑了整部电影，故事性十分贫乏。导演莱恩·克莱尔的旷世激情与浪漫洋溢在巴黎的狭小出租屋中。本片描写了一个街头歌手竞争一个美丽姑娘的故事。通过歌曲对爱情和人性弱点的诙谐探索，世故的眼光和破天荒的新影音技术的使用捕获了巴黎浮华的气氛。《巴黎的屋檐下》的发行是电影制作史上令人振奋的庆典，引起了世界的轰动，是法国最受欢迎的电影之一。While singing in a lower class quarter in Paris, the street singer Albert falls in love with the Romanian party girl Pola, who is the companion of the gangster Fred. One night, Albert meets with Pola, who has just found that Fred had stolen her key, and his friend Louis proposes to toss to date her. However, Albert brings her to his room and they spend the night together, with Albert sleeping on the floor and Pola on his bed. Early in the morning, the pickpocket Émile brings a bag with stolen pieces and asks Albert to keep the bag for him. When the police busts Albert's room and finds the stolen goods, he is arrested and sent to jail. Meanwhile Fred travels and Pola seeks comfort with Louis, and they stay together. When Émile is arrested by the police, he confesses that Albert is innocent and he is released and seeks out Pola. Meanwhile Fred returns to Paris and also seeks out Pola that is with Louis. The three men that are under the spell of the gorgeous lady dispute her love and only one wins.
