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18 February 1928 (USA) morePlot:
The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles and downfalls. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
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(Complete credited cast)| Eleanor Boardman | ... | Mary | |
| 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 | ... | 'Junior' (John Sims Jr.) | |
| Alice Mildred Puter | ... | Daughter |
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104 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Portugal:17 (director's cut)MOVIEmeter: 
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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. moreQuotes:
Title Card: The crowd laughs with you always... but it will cry with you for only a day. moreFAQ
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This has to be w/ out a doubt my favorite film of all time (althought Metropolis is a very close second). What King Vidor brought to the silver screen when he made this film was pure genius. Few films compare to this one. The Techniques used are way ahead of their time and reminiscent of few directors before him. Not even Griffith could obtain such amazing crowd footage as Vidor did. The story line is one that we can still relate to today, wanting to achieve our dreams but just falling short. Today it's called depression or something of the sort but then in an age of new development it was different. Not being able to achieve greatness wasn't uncommon but it felt that way. And the character in this film is no exception, I truly recommend this film to anyone who doesn't mind a good drama and to anyone who wants to see what life was like in the late 1920's.