Title: The Crowd
Aliases:
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. Things take their course and they soon marry and live in a small
apartment. Soon John is bickering with Mary and finds that he has no love for
the in-laws. When the marriage looks like a bust, he finds that Mary is with child
and he stays. After 5 years, he has a son and a daughter and the same dead end
job. When tragedy strikes, John must find the conviction to continue or lose what
little he has left.
Summary written by Tony Fontana {tony.fontana@spacebbs.com}
Trivia for
The Crowd (1928)
The first American film to show a toilet.
King Vidor filmed many scenes in New York City streets using real crowds instead
of extras, real buses and trains, and even real traffic cops. In one scene,
a police officer is looking toward the camera, admonishing someone to "move
along". In fact, he was actually addressing Vidor and his disguised film
crew. Vidor cleverly incorporated it into the scene.
King Vidor shot nine different endings before settling on the one used in the
finished film, because MGM did not like to release films without a positive
ending. (from www.imdb.com)
Review:
Other references:
Film Director(s): King Vidor
Year Shot:
1928
Production studio:
Writers:
Cast:
Eleanor Boardman .... Mary
James Murray .... John 'Johnny' Sims
Bert Roach .... Bert
Estelle Clark .... Jane
Other information:
Aspect Ratio : 4:3 (1.33:1)
Screen Format : Full Screen
Package Type :
Print Status : In Print or Pre-print
CN-G03-05-0046-0/V.J9
Genre: Classics B000B8ULOG ASIN: ISBN: EAN:
ISRC: CN-G03-05-0046-0/V.J9
Audio/Dialogue:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles:
English - Optional
Chinese (Simplified) - Optional
Street Date : 21 2005
Run Time (H/M/S):