Movie
The Big Parade (1925)
The epic of the American doughboy!
Romance · War · Drama
Story
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.
Director: King Vidor Starring: John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell
The Big Parade 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)