The Big Parade (1925)
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
Director:
King Vidor
Writer:
Harry Behn
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John Gilbert as James 'Jim' Apperson |
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Renée Adorée as Melisande |
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Hobart Bosworth as Mr. Apperson |
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Claire McDowell as Mrs. Apperson |
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Claire Adams as Justyn Reed |
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Robert Ober as Harry Apperson |
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Tom O'Brien as Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara |
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Karl Dane as 'Slim' Jensen |
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Rosita Marstini as Melisande's Mother |
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Julanne Johnston as Justine Devereux (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Key as Miss Apperson (uncredited) |
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Carl Roup as Doughboy (uncredited) |
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Arthur H. Allen as Dying German |
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George Beranger as Patriotic Letter Reader |
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Harry Crocker as Doughboy |
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Dan Mason as Second Patriotic Letter Reader |
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Carl Voss as Officer |
| Writing | Harry Behn | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph Farnham | Theatre Play |
| Sound | David Mendoza | Music |
| Sound | Maurice Baron | Music |
| Camera | Charles Van Enger | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Directing | King Vidor | Director |
| Sound | William Axt | Music |
| Camera | John Arnold | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hugh Wynn | Editor |
