The Crowd (1928)
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.
Director:
King Vidor
Writers:
King Vidor, John V.A. Weaver.
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Eleanor Boardman as Mary Sims |
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James Murray as John 'Johnny' Sims |
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Bert Roach as Bert |
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Estelle Clark as Jane |
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Daniel G. Tomlinson as Jim |
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Dell Henderson as Dick |
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Lucy Beaumont as Mary's Mother |
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Freddie Burke Frederick as John 'Junior' Sims |
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Alice Mildred Puter as Sims Daughter |
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John D. Bloss as Boy on Fence (uncredited) |
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Roy Bloss as Boy on Fence (uncredited) |
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Sidney Bracey as John's Supervisor (uncredited) |
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Johnny Downs as John, age 12 (uncredited) |
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Sally Eilers as Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited) |
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Joseph W. Girard as Member of Board of Directors (uncredited) |
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Pat Harmon as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
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Chris-Pin Martin as Worker in Hallway (uncredited) |
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Warner Richmond as Mr. Sims (uncredited) |
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Virginia Sale as Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited) |
| Writing | King Vidor | Screenplay |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Settings |
| Directing | King Vidor | Director |
| Writing | John V.A. Weaver | Screenplay |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Art | A. Arnold Gillespie | Settings |
| Camera | Henry Sharp | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hugh Wynn | Editor |
| Crew | Joseph Farnham | Title Graphics |