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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!

7.6(204)19281h 38m2

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.

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  • new york city
  • marriage
  • tragedy
  • silent film

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Director

King Vidor

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRNew York City, New York18 Feb 1928
    • TheatricalNR3 Mar 1928
    • Digital / OTTThe Criterion Channel1 Sept 2021
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG3 Mar 1928

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The Crowd was released on 3 March 1928.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    3/24/2024

    7/10

    Ha! Talk about "Stop the world I want to get off". Well that's how "John" (James Murray) feels for a fair chunk of this intimate observational drama about his relationship with his wife "Mary" (Eleanor Boardman). They meet, fall in love, start a family - all is going great guns until a tragedy strikes the pair. "Mary" proves a little more robust following this fairly gut-wrenching event; he really struggles. He quits…

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