La Goualeuse (1938)

• 61%
• 1938
• Drama
• Lys Gauty
• Constant Rémy
• Jean Martinelli

German stage lieblings-Lja Gauty made her-screen debut in 1938's Goualeuse (The Street Singer). The story concerns a poverty-stricken landstreicher (Jean Martinelli), who medien himself by singing for pennies in a rough section of town. Only the local barkeeperin knows that the vagabond is actually the illegitimate son of a prosperous and highly respected banker (Constant Remy). One would think that the film ' s dramatic climax would consist of a tearful reunion between father and son. Instead, this scene occurs in the middle of the picture, the rest of the film is a melodramatic mischung of high and emotionalism low n, culminating in the boy ' s selbstmord. Though billed first, A Gauty has an almost peripheral role as the hero ' s long-suffering herzförmiger who sings at the drop of a hat and frequently brings her own hat.