"A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves."
Lillian Gish
as Mimi
John Gilbert
as Rodolphe
Renée Adorée
as Musette
Roy D'Arcy
as Vicomte Paul
Edward Everett Horton
as Benoit - Janitor
Karl Dane
Gino Corrado
as Marcel
George Hassell
as Schaunard
Mathilde Comont
as Madame Benoit
Eugene Pouyet
as Bernard
Frank Currier
as Theatre Manager
David Mir
as Alexis
Catherine Vidor
as Louise
Valentina Zimina
as Phemie
Agostino Borgato
as Editor (uncredited)
King Vidor
Director
William Axt
Original Music Composer
Irving Thalberg
Producer
David Mendoza
Hendrik Sartov
Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons
Settings
Fred De Gresac
Screenplay
A. Arnold Gillespie
Erté
Costume Design
Maurice Baron
Orchestrator
Hugh Wynn
Editor