The Crowd (1928) by King Vidor! *Full Film with Soundtrack

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Moronic Logic

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@rjmcallister1888 10 ай бұрын

Eleanor Boardman was one of MGM's more underrated stars of the 1920's; always nice to look at.

@charliewest1221 9 ай бұрын

Bless you, infinitely, Moroniclogic, for doing God's work - you bring so much joy to lovers of film classics. Bless you for this labour of love.

@cojaysea 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this film and also the tragic story of James Murray the lead in the film .

@leefrancis48 4 ай бұрын

The camera work on this movie is terrific. Most movies of this period have static cameras. This one doesn't miss a chance to become part of the action. Phenomenal.

@dorothyjohnson6743 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your work to make this available for us.

@gerw-od1ib Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this upload .The crowd 1928 one of the greatest films ever made ..

@willieluncheonette5843 Жыл бұрын

masterpiece silent

@larryseeborg4560 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for posting what Leonard Maltin calls "One of the greatest silent films." The music you chose to accompany the film was excellent and did much to enhance it. Thanks also for the informative comments than accompanied this movie. A suggestion regarding the watermark: converting both the box and the letters to darker gray shades would reduce the negative effect it has on the print. Any other films of this caliber, not currently available on KZbin, that you can post will be appreciated by all classic film fans.

@moroniclogic Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate the kind words. I think you're right that maybe a darker gray would've worked better. I was using a plain black box but kept finding that distracting when I was rewatching it so switched at the last minute to the lighter gray with text figuring it was better to just own it. I have a few ideas for other films that I might add at some point. They need to fit the criteria of A) Being films I'm psyched to share, and B) Films that are nearly impossible to find otherwise. C) Films in public domain. There is one big one that fits the criteria now that I'm thinking about it. Okay, I have another project to work on lol.

@TheFamousRleon 6 ай бұрын

One of the most saddest silent films I’ve watched from Hollywoodland. 😢 Beautiful.

@robertjohnson4246 6 ай бұрын

Some of the finest cinematography in the history of Hollywood came at the end of the silent movie era, and this movie is a prime example of it.

@SunnyGirlFlorida 6 ай бұрын

Wow, I've never seen such realistic, emotional acting in such an old film. Thanks for haring this. The music is very good.

@dwaynelanclos2588 Жыл бұрын

When Johnny Sims is changing his clothes on the train, Statler and Waldorf ("Muppet Show" reference) are making fun of him. Sims drops a book and one of the two wiseguys picks it up and we get a close-up of the title: "What a Young Husband Ought to Know" by Sylvanus Stall. This is a real book. According to Wikipedia, Stall was a Lutheran pastor most famous for his 1897 anti-masturbation book "What a Young Boy Ought to Know".

@moroniclogic Жыл бұрын

That's hilarious- great pick ups! Every time I watch this movie now I'm going to be thinking of those two as Statler and Waldorf. That book would be a great gag gift the next time a good friend gets married. Just need a copy where the title is printed as large as it is here!

@LauraAllen-nm9ws 2 ай бұрын

I love this movie! The realistic style helps to make the story feel less dated than the melodramas of this period. This century old film is also a reminder that people don't change -- Americans don't anyway. Tweak the technology, skip the wedding, rename the movie from The Crowd to The Internet, and you'd have a remake for today. As for the ending, I'd like to see a sequel showing John and Mary during the Great Depression. Would they mature and rise to the occasion or falter into narcissistic oblivion? The twenties were a cake walk compared to the thirties. In any case, my heartfelt thanks for this posting. ❤

@eliasjosequintanaduarte3897 11 ай бұрын

A masterpiece

@jellyhelm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting. Here b/c Mark Cousin's "The Story of Film." Enjoyed it very much. Emotionally very ahead of its time. I think it would make a good double feature with Chantal Akerman's "News From Home" (1976) 🙂

@stephenkim4570 Ай бұрын

This was so beautifully done - thank you M. Logic.

@dwaynelanclos2588 11 ай бұрын

Turner Classic Movies will be airing "The Crowd" on March 1.

@alandesouzacruz5124 5 ай бұрын

King vidor one my favorite directors

@cee_jay_0 Жыл бұрын

thx for this high quality upload, but you missed one subtitle at 18:14.

@moroniclogic Жыл бұрын

And I took French for three years in high school. Not sure if that's my failing entirely or the high schools but I'll edit that now, thanks!

@nanasewdear 9 ай бұрын

There is an alternate ending, is there not? I may be forgetting but it seems like the first time I saw this film that the ending was not so upbeat. Either way, it is a masterpiece. Thanks for your work adding a score.

@moroniclogic 9 ай бұрын

According to "King Vidor's The Crowd" by Jordan Young, there were a few alternate endings, with at least three filmed, though as far as I know this is the only one that still exists. (The others are either lost or in somebody's private collection.) Here's the endings the book lists- 1. (possibly not filmed) Sims begs Bert for his old job back; meanwhile, an ambulance rushes by with Mary on the stretcher. She has "turned on the gas to end it all." Sims carries her home and she opens her eyes after he tries desperately to resuscitate her, hugging John and Junior. 2. (this one was in the script AND has at least one photo available, so MAYBE was filmed?) After contemplating suicide, John visits Bert and asks for his old job back. Bert offers him a better job, one that will lead to his, once Bert moves up again. John arrives home telling Mary he is "a new man" but she doesn't believe him and they fight. Her brother hurls John against a wall, but Mary comes to his defense. This scene cuts to the future, of Mary and John very old. A nurse calls Mary away, and his hand falls limp. Mary returns- "John, John! wake up, we have a great grandson." but the script then says "John doesn't wake up again. Life has marched by." 3. (The studio ending. This one WAS filmed and was played in at least a few theaters- but the public hated it.) John, Mary, and Junior are seen at home, celebrating Christmas; Mary's mother and brother's are visiting, with one brother dressed as Santa. the scene ends as follows: CU of John: "You're the most beautiful girl in all the world." CU of John and Mary: "Honest, Johnny...way down deep in my heart I never lost faith in you for a minute." CU of John and Mary, as they embrace. FADE OUT. THE END. Vidor stated that he hated the happy ending, calling it false. According to Variety, both endings were shown the day the film opened at the Capitol Theatre on Broadway. The audience reaction to the "happy ending" was so adverse the studio pulled the print and substituted it with Vidors preferred ending. (the one in this video. Sort of a long answer to your question, but the first time I watched this I thought the ending was really downbeat. Watching it again, I sort of feel more optimistic about it, so I wonder if our interpretations just change based on how we perceive it. I guess it's meant to be sort of ambiguous. Anyway, thanks for the question.

@nanasewdear 9 ай бұрын

@@moroniclogic Thank you so much. I'm in my late 60's and it's been at least 30 years since I last saw the movie. I am just as impressed as I was the first time I saw it.

@kristo1981 3 ай бұрын

@@moroniclogic For me it was clearly happy ending. Actually I didn't expect happy end, I thought it would be a 'reverse American dream', starts so well and then gradually fades.

@jimfryer1 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this, so amazing to see!

@colejacobs1000 7 ай бұрын

This music makes the movie even more poignant. Thank you for this.

@kristo1981 3 ай бұрын

Would this story be different in another, not so crowded environment? I don't think so. It is timeless.

@kmterpin 8 ай бұрын

Had seen “Our Daily Bread” months before ‘The Crowd’, and now know that this ‘John & Mary’ couple is the same in both film stories, but portrayed by different actors. Sadly, actor John Murray of The Crowd’ had fallen victim to despondency in real life & rejected to act in ‘Our Daily Bread’ when offered the role. He was found dead in the Hudson River at 35yo. Beautiful Eleanor Boardman was King Vidor’s wife who retreated early from acting. The notes added here under DESCRIPTION are of great interest.

@benjaminguzman8645 7 ай бұрын

I love Our Daily Bread I first watched it long ago with my class in my first year of middle school. One question though if Our Daily Bread is a sequel to this movie, then where is John and Mary’s son? I have a theory that maybe they send their son to a boarding school or maybe due to the depression and financial issues they’re having they send their kid to be with a relative, maybe Mary’s brothers

@kmterpin 6 ай бұрын

@@benjaminguzman8645 Maybe they were just betting/hoping that would not be thought about...I know I didn't -- interesting that you did! 😃

@cliffordnewell2445 6 ай бұрын

"The Crowd" was the greatest American silent film of all time.

@eileen1820 9 ай бұрын

King Vidor married Eleanor Boardman, I'm pretty sure.

@thom6746 8 ай бұрын

A great film. Too bad they didn't use the Carl Davis score.

@moroniclogic 3 ай бұрын

@@thom6746 The Carl Davis score is still protected by copyright as he wrote it for the film in 1981! It’s a great score, just not available to us KZbin plebs yet.

@anthonykimball7463 3 ай бұрын

A shame you had to put your watermark directly on the picture rather than off to the side. Might not seem like a major issue to you or most viewers, but to me it's a non-trivial distraction. Especially disappointing, since this is the only upload of the complete film on KZbin. 👎

@moroniclogic 3 ай бұрын

@@anthonykimball7463 As I mentioned in the notes it was to cover up another watermark. This was the best available version of the film I had access to at the time The Crowd entered public domain. I 100% understand the frustration, and regret not just putting a solid colored bar over the original watermark as another commenter suggested. If I ever upload another movie the mistake won’t be repeated.