Storyline
As children, Zouzou (Joséphine Baker) and Jean (Jean Gabin)
performed together in a circus. Onstage, they were falsely billed as
brother and sister, but in truth Zouzou harbored a secret love for her
costar. As an adult, she now works as a laundress, and it seems as if
her showbiz days are over. But everything changes
when Jean helps land her a spot dancing at a Paris theater. Zouzou
rockets to stardom, even as Jean's romance with her friend Claire
(Yvette Lebon) leaves her lovelorn.