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The Crowd
“A Motion Picture with a stirring message on Marriage! A Powerful Film, full of truths of life and love!”
Cast
Eleanor Boardman
Mary Sims
James Murray
John 'Johnny' Sims
Bert Roach
Bert
Estelle Clark
Jane
Daniel G. Tomlinson
Jim
Dell Henderson
Dick
Lucy Beaumont
Mary's Mother
Freddie Burke Frederick
John 'Junior' Sims
Alice Mildred Puter
Sims Daughter
John D. Bloss
Boy on Fence (uncredited)
Roy Bloss
Boy on Fence (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
Johnny Downs
John, age 12 (uncredited)
Sally Eilers
Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Worker in Hallway (uncredited)
Warner Richmond
Mr. Sims (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
Synopsis
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.
Where to watch
Academy Awards
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