Zouzou (film)

Zouzou
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marc Allégret
Produced by	Arys Nissotti
Written by	Carlo Rim
Starring	Jean Gabin Josephine Baker
Music by	Vincent Scotto Georges Van Parys Alain Romans
Edited by	Denise Batcheff
Distributed by	Corona Films
Release date	1934 (1934)
Running time	85 min.
Country	France
Language	French

Zouzou is a French film by Marc Allégret released in 1934. As its star, Josephine Baker was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture.

As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall. She introduces him to Claire, her friend at work, and the couple fall in love. Jean conspires to get the show's star out of town and for the theater manager to see the high-spirited Zouzou perform. When Jean's accused of murder and Zouzou needs money to mount his defense, she pleads to go on stage. Her talents may save the show, but can anything save her dream of life with Jean?