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It is 1830 in Paris and the rent is due, but the money is not there. An article here, a painting there and a monkey with a cup gives them enough money for the rent, but not for food. Fortunately, Musette from downstairs has enough food for everyone including Mimi - the poor little waif from next door who Rodolphe has met. But Count Paul also has his lusting eye on Mimi and uses her embroidery to get close to her. Rodolphe and Mimi fall in love and Mimi works endlessly to support Rodolphe who is writing his play with a new found passion. He does not know that he has been discharged from writing for 'Dog and Cat Fanciers'. Mimi wants to get his play produced and Count Paul offers to help, but there is a terrible fight when Rodolphe thinks that Mimi is faithless to him with Count Paul. After the fight, he seeks out a doctor as she is sick, but she has left when Rodolphe returns and will stay away until his play is finished.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Starring: Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renee Adoree

Released: March 13, 1926

Runtime: 95.0

Popularity Rating: 0.349

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

United States of America

Mimi Lillian Gish
Rodolphe John Gilbert
Musette Renee Adoree
Vicomte Paul Roy D'Arcy
Benoit - Janitor Edward Everett Horton
Benoit - Janitor Karl Dane
Marcel Gino Corrado
Schaunard George Hassell
Madame Benoit (as Matilde Comont) Mathilde Comont
Bernard (as Gene Pouyet) Eugene Pouyet
Theatre Manager Frank Currier
Alexis David Mir
Louise Catherine Vidor
Phemie Valentina Zimina
Editor (uncredited) Agostino Borgato

Art — Settings: A. Arnold Gillespie
Art — Settings: Cedric Gibbons
Camera — Director of Photography: Hendrik Sartov
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Erte
Directing — Director: King Vidor
Editing — Editor: Hugh Wynn
Production — Producer: Irving Thalberg
Sound — Orchestrator: Maurice Baron
Sound — Original Music Composer: David Mendoza
Sound — Original Music Composer: William Axt
Writing — Screenplay: Fred De Gresac