The Crowded Hour (1925)
Telephone operator Peggy, puts on an act with Matt Wilde at a Bowery amateur night and is seen by Billy Laidlaw, who becomes convinced of her talents. Billy subsequently arranges for the Broadway debut of the act and falls in love with Peggy, who wholeheartedly returns his affection. When the World War breaks out, Billy remains unconcerned until his younger brother is killed in action. Billy then immediately enlists and is sent to France; Peggy joins the Red Cross to be with him, and Grace Laidlaw, Billy's wife, also goes to France, working with the Y. M. C. A. Billy is assigned to destroy an ammunition dump, and Peggy learns, after he has left on the mission, that he has been recalled.
Director: E. Mason Hopper
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Bebe Daniels as Peggy Laurence |
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Kenneth Harlan as Billy Laidlaw |
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T. Roy Barnes as Matt Wilde |
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Frank Morgan as Bert Caswell |
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Helen Lee Worthing as Grace Laidlaw |
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Armand Cortes as Captain Soulier (as Armand Cortez) |
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Alice Chapin as Grand'mère Buvasse |
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Warner Richmond as Operator |
| Directing | E. Mason Hopper | Director |
| Writing | Channing Pollock | Theatre Play |
| Writing | John Russell | Writer |
| Writing | Edgar Selwyn | Theatre Play |