The Big Parade (1925)

Name: The Big Parade
Genre: Romance, War, Drama
Released: 1925-11-05
Duration: 151 min
Cast: John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell, Claire Adams

The epic of the American doughboy!

The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

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Released 1925-11-05 · 151 min · Romance, War, Drama

Directed by King Vidor

Cast

John Gilbert as James 'Jim' Apperson
Renée Adorée as Melisande
Hobart Bosworth as Mr. Apperson
Claire McDowell as Mrs. Apperson
Claire Adams as Justyn Reed
Robert Ober as Harry Apperson
Tom O'Brien as Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara
Karl Dane as 'Slim' Jensen
Rosita Marstini as Melisande's Mother
Julanne Johnston as Justine Devereux (uncredited)
Kathleen Key as Miss Apperson (uncredited)
Carl Roup as Doughboy (uncredited)
Arthur H. Allen as Dying German
George Beranger as Patriotic Letter Reader
Harry Crocker as Doughboy