The Crowd (1928)
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WOW. All I can say is that this movie is a Complete Masterpiece. Thank you Mr. Vidor for yet another outstanding story. By far one of the most moving pieces I have seen a quite some time. Beautiful and tragic. Being able to actually *empathize* with these characters made this film all the more touching. Brilliant performances by Mr. Murray & Mrs. Boardman. Another aspect I loved was that it was literally like taking a trip back in time; The beautiful,and real shots of The New York streets, to the scenes at the fair...It feels like I found a new love.
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    Genre Drama
    Date Released 18 February 1928
    ProductionNew Horizon Picture Corp
    DistributionNew Horizons
    Related Links 1928 Movies
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  • Title Card: The crowd laughs with you always... but it will cry with you for only a day.
  • John `Johnny` Sims: Marriage is not a word, it`s a *sentence*!
  • John `Johnny` Sims: Everything is gonna be roses when my ship comes in. Mary: Your ship? A worm must be towing it from the North Pole!
  • John `Johnny` Sims: Look at that crowd! The poor slobs... all in the same rut!
  • Jane: [to Bert after passing a diorama depicting Washington crossing the Delaware] Sit down. You don`t look historical. You look hysterical.
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  • The first American film to show a toilet.
  • 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.
  • King Vidor shot nine different endings before settling on the one used in the finished film, because MGM did not like to release films without a positive ending.
  • While MGM liked the script they thought it was there was very little chance it would turn a profit. Despite the risk head of production at the studio, Irving Thalberg, let King Vidor film this as a pet project because King had made many successful pictures for the studio and had made a lot of money. The film`s gross would double the actual cost of production.
  • Despite the widespread critical and mild box office success, MGM head Louis B. Mayer despised the picture partly because of the depressing theme but mainly because he thought it was obscene due to the bathroom scene that featured a toilet.
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