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The Crowd

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Original title

The Crowd

Year

1928

Running time

104 min.

Country

United States

Director

King Vidor

Screenwriter

King Vidor, John V.A. Weaver, Harry Behn, Joseph Farnham. Story: King Vidor

Cast

Cinematography

Henry Sharp (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama | Melodrama. Silent Film

Synopsis

Born on the fourth of July, 1900, the future holds unlimited potential for newborn John Sims. But dreams soon fade with the death of his father when John is 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.

Rankings Position

#11 Best Silent Movies of all time
#63 Best US Movies of all time
#79 Best Drama Movies
#106 Best Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1927: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Director, Best Outstanding Production

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