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The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
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)
Claude Payton
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSeveral years after the film was made, alcoholism had taken its toll on lead actor James Murray, who was reduced to panhandling in the street. Ironically, one of the passers-by he solicited for money turned out to be King Vidor, who offered him a part in the film's semi-sequel, Our Daily Bread (1934). Murray declined the offer, thinking it was only made out of pity. He died in 1936 at the age of 35 in a drowning incident. Vidor was sufficiently compelled to write his life story as an unrealized screenplay, which he called "The Actor".
- GoofsAfter John sprays himself with milk when opening the bottle, his clothes go from covered with milk to clean from one shot to the next.
- Quotes
Title Card: The crowd laughs with you always... but it will cry with you for only a day.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "LA FOLLA (1928) + LA GRANDE PARATA (1925)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Easiest Way (1931)
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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.
- MizMonet87
- Jul 31, 2005
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- Also known as
- One of the Mob
- Filming locations
- Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(nighttime establishing exterior shots)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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