John Gilbert stars in King Vidor's powerful WWI epic THE BIG PARADE, a landmark of the silent cinema that's big in every sense of the word, from its battle scenes and emotional impact to its huge box-office success.
When WWI breaks out, wealthy Southerner James ("Jim") Apperson (John Gilbert), is coaxed by his girlfriend Justyn (Claire Adams) and bullied by his industrialist father (Hobart Bosworth) into enlisting. In the Army, Jim becomes friends with Bull (Tom O'Brien) and Slim (Karl Dane) and their unit is
sent to France, where they're billeted at a farmhouse. Jim and the farmer's daughter Melisande (Renee Adoree) fall in love, but after a few days of romance...
Released:
1925
Rated:
NR
Length:
136 mins