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title: 'The Big Parade (1925)'
type: 'film'
director: 'King Vidor'
released: '1925-11-05'
runtime_minutes: 141
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-parade-1925'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Parade (1925)

1925 · 141 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Big Parade is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor, starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Tom O'Brien, and Karl Dane. Written by World War I veteran Laurence Stallings, the film is about an idle rich boy who joins the U.S. Army's Rainbow Division, is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes a friend of two working-class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl. A sound version of the film was released in 1930. While the sound version of the film has no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

## Credits

- **Director:** [King Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-vidor), [George W. Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-w-hill)
- **Producer:** [King Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-vidor), [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Farnham](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-farnham)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-arnold)
- **Editor:** [Hugh Wynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-wynn)

## Cast

- [Julanne Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/julanne-johnston) as Justine Devereux
- [Claire Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-adams) as Justyn Reed
- [John Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilbert-3) as James Apperson
- [Renée Adorée](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-adoree) as Melisande
- [Karl Dane](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-dane) as Slim
- [Hobart Bosworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/hobart-bosworth) as M. Apperson
- [Tom O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-o-brien) as Bull
- [Harry Crocker](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-crocker)
- [Rosita Marstini](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosita-marstini)
- [Carl Voss](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-voss)
- [Claire McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-mcdowell) as Mme Apperson
- [George K. Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-k-arthur) as George
- [George Beranger](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-beranger)
- [Dan Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-mason)
- [Kathleen Key](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-key) as Miss Apperson

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-parade-1925
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