The Big Parade stars John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, and Karl Dane in this 1925, King Vidor film. Spoiled rich kid, James(Gilbert) enlists in the army, after his sweetheart dreams of seeing him in a uniform. While away in France, James immediately connects with Bull(Tom O' Brien) and Slim(Dane) and they all build up a friendship, that could never be torn apart. With his sweetheart away, James meets a French girl named Melisande(Adoree), who speaks very little English, but the two are smitten almost right away. It's a powerful and dramatic war film, but altogether, it was excellent. There wasn't one bad performance in this film, and I loved seeing the humorous moments between the guys. I haven't seen many silent dramas, but I still found this, to be very good.
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One of THE great silent films of all time! Another King Vidor silent film i would recommend to you highly is "The Crowd", an absolute masterpiece imo.
You should watch Wings too! Excellent silent war drama!
Glad you enjoyed "The Big Parade", it really made me realise why John Gilbert became such a big star. Oh, and I would second the recommendation for "The Crowd", it's an amazing film.
This is one I've been meaning to see, particularly because I'm really curious about John Gilbert.
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