The Crowd (1928)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 38min
- Drama, Romance
- 03 Mar 1928 (USA)
- Movie
The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
| Eleanor Boardman | ... |
Mary Sims
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| James Murray | ... |
John Sims
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| Bert Roach | ... |
Bert
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| Estelle Clark | ... |
Jane
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Daniel G. Tomlinson | ... |
Jim - Mary's Brother
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
Dick - Mary's Brother
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| Lucy Beaumont | ... |
Mary's Mother
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Freddie Burke Frederick | ... |
Junior Sims
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Alice Mildred Puter | ... |
Baby Sims
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John D. Bloss | ... |
Boy on Fence (uncredited)
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Roy Bloss | ... |
Boy on Fence (uncredited)
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| Sidney Bracey | ... |
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
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| Johnny Downs | ... |
John - Age 12 (uncredited)
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| Sally Eilers | ... |
Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)
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| Joseph W. Girard | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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| Pat Harmon | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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| Chris-Pin Martin | ... |
Worker in Hallway (uncredited)
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Claude Payton | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Warner Richmond | ... |
Mr. Sims - John's Father (uncredited)
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| Virginia Sale | ... |
Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
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Directed by
| King Vidor | ||
Written by
| King Vidor | ... | (screen play) & |
| John V.A. Weaver | ... | (screen play) |
| Joseph Farnham | ... | (titles) (as Joe Farnham) |
| Harry Behn | ... | (adaptation) (uncredited) |
| King Vidor | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Irving Thalberg | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Carl Davis | ... | (1981) |
Cinematography by
| Henry Sharp | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Hugh Wynn | ... | film editor |
Art Department
| Cedric Gibbons | ... | settings |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | settings (as Arnold Gillespie) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ruth Harriet Louise | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| André-ani | ... | wardrobe |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A King Vidor Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1928) (United States) (theatrical) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- Regal Films (1928) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn Filmselskap (1930) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1930) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Bo Ying (2007) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Bach Films (2013) (France) (DVD)
- ARTE (2019) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2019) (Germany) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The future holds unlimited for newborn John Sims as he is born on the Fourth of July 1900. But dreams soon fade with his father's death when John is still but a lad. Like many before him, John sets out to make his mark in New York City, but ends up a faceless worker (#137) in a large office of a large business. Still, he is happy with his fate and soon meets a young woman named Mary on a blind double-date. Things take their course and they soon marry and live in a small apartment. Soon John is bickering with Mary and finds that he has no love for the in-laws. When the marriage looks like a bust, he finds that Mary is with child and he stays. After 5 years, he has a son and a daughter and the same dead-end job. When tragedy strikes, John must find the conviction to continue or lose what little he has left.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | A powerful drama of modern marriage- a marriage that goes smash, and how it is saved. See yourself in "THE CROWD." (Print Ad- Steuben Courier,((Bath, NY)) 14 September 1928) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Several years after the film was made, alcoholism had taken its toll on lead actor James Murray, who was reduced to panhandling in the street. Ironically, one of the passers-by he solicited for money turned out to be King Vidor, who offered him a part in the film's semi-sequel, Our Daily Bread (1934). Murray declined the offer, thinking it was only made out of pity. He died in 1936 at the age of 35 in a drowning incident. Vidor was sufficiently compelled to write his life story as an unrealized screenplay, which he called "The Actor". See more » |
| Goofs | After John sprays himself with milk when opening the bottle, his clothes go from covered with milk to clean from one shot to the next. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Easiest Way (1931). See more » |
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Title Card:
The crowd laughs with you always... but it will cry with you for only a day. See more » |