The Crowd
The Crowd is a 1928 American silent romance film directed by King Vidor and starring James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach. The feature film was nominated at the very first Academy Award presentation in 1929, for several awards, including Unique and Artistic Production for MGM and Best Director for Vidor.
Plot
Born on the Fourth of July, 1900, John Sims (James Murray) loses his father when he is twelve. At 21, he sets out for New York City, where he is sure he will become somebody important, just as his father had always believed. Another boat passenger tells him he will have to be good in order to stand out from the crowd.
More details
| author | King Vidor |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | King Vidor |
| editor | Hugh Wynn |
| genre | drama romance social |
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| musicBy | Carl Davis |
| producer | Irving Thalberg |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| recordedAt | New York City Niagara Falls |