Bread for the Birds

Like Max Ophüls, Capellani set many films in the theatre – backstage, on stage, in the public eye; Here is a rags-to-riches story of a dancer and her older benefactor, a kind-hearted piano tutor.

Cast

Stacia Napierkowska

Lucien Callamand

Paule Andral

Pauline Patry

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