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The Crowd is a 1928 American silent romance film directed by King Vidor and starring James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach. The feature film was nominated at the first Academy Award presentation in 1929, for several awards , including Unique and Artistic Production for MGM and Best Director for Vidor.
The Crowd: Directed by King Vidor. With Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach, Estelle Clark. The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.
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- Drama, Romance
- King Vidor
- 1928-03-03
Two years after The Big Parade, Vidor directed novice actor James Murray in The Crowd, a realistic film about an ordinary man trying his best to survive the defeats and setbacks he encounters while trying to make a life for himself and his wife in the bustling metropolis of New York. Vidor wanted an actor who was the perfect embodiment of a ...
- King Vidor
- Eleanor Boardman
Jun 7, 2022 · The Crowd is a 1928 American silent romance film directed by King Vidor and starring James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach. The feature film was nominated at the very first Academy Award presentation in 1929, for several awards, including Unique and Artistic Production for MGM and Best Director for Vidor.
- 90 min
- 1938
- MinimalisT ChanneL
"The Crowd" is a 1928 silent movie nominated for the very first best picture Academy Award as "Unique and Artistic Achievement" and is considered today one of the best silent films in history....
- 90 min
- 3.9K
- Reel Old Movies
Overview. John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city. King Vidor. Director, Screenplay. John V.A. Weaver. Screenplay. Reviews 1. Discussions 1.
The Crowd (1928) is a genuine, immortal, timeless American silent film masterpiece from director King Vidor, whose earlier big WWI epic The Big Parade (1925) had been a major box-office hit for MGM studios. It was shepherded by MGM's "Boy Wonder" producer Irving Thalberg, although studio head Louis B. Mayer hated the film.
