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Movie poster: The Crowd (1928)
🎬 Movie

The Crowd

1928 · 98 min Drama Romance
⭐ 7.6 / 10 · TMDB

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

📋 Film Details

Year 1928
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Romance
Director King Vidor
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.6/10 (196 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: King Vidor

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Eleanor Boardman

Eleanor Boardman

Mary Sims
James Murray

James Murray

John 'Johnny' Sims
Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Bert
Estelle Clark

Estelle Clark

Jane
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Daniel G. Tomlinson

Jim
Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

Dick
Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont

Mary's Mother
Freddie Burke Frederick

Freddie Burke Frederick

John 'Junior' Sims
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Alice Mildred Puter

Sims Daughter
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John D. Bloss

Boy on Fence (uncredited)

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