The Crowd

The Crowd

1928 | 1h 33m | Drama | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

In this silent film, an office worker deals with the simple joys and tragedies of married life.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

King Vidor

CAST

James Murray

Eleanor Boardman

Bert Roach

PRODUCERS

Information not available.

WRITERS

King Vidor

John V.A. Weaver

Host Intros

01:35
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Crowd (1928)
Intro Aired: Nov 2015
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Crowd, 1928.

Related Videos

Crowd, The (1928) -- (Movie Clip) Let's Get Married
Clip
John (James Murray) and Mary (Eleanor Boardman) with sidekicks Jane (Estelle Clark) and Bert (Bert Roach) at the amusement park, after which they decide to get hitched, in King Vidor's The Crowd, 1928.
Crowd, The (1928) -- (Movie Clip) Hospital
Clip
Panicky John (James Murray) amid exaggerated sets for the birth of his first child with Mary (Eleanor Boardman) madonna-like, in King Vidor's silent everyman epic The Crowd, 1928.
Crowd, The (1928) -- (Movie Clip) John Sims
Clip
A portion of King Vidor's spectacular opening sequence from The Crowd, 1928, in which the ambitious but ordinary John Sims (James Murray) is found at his desk.

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