Zouzou (1934)

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92 min - Crime | Musical | Romance - 21 December 1934 (France)

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Reviews: 12 user | 5 critic

Zou Zou tries to help her childhood friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murder.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Josephine Baker	...	Zouzou (as Joséphine Baker)
	Jean Gabin	...	Jean
	Pierre Larquey	...	Papa Melé
	Yvette Lebon	...	Claire
	Illa Meery	...	Miss Barbara
	Palau	...	Saint-Lévy
	Madeleine Guitty	...	Josette
	Claire Gérard	...	Mme. Vallée
	Marcel Vallée	...	M. Trompe

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Storyline

As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall. She introduces him to Claire, her friend at work, and the couple fall in love. Jean conspires to get the show's star out of town and for the theater manager to see the high-spirited Zouzou perform. When Jean's accused of murder and Zouzou needs money to mount his defense, she pleads to go on stage. Her talents may save the show, but can anything save her dream of life with Jean? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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