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The Big Parade
The Big Parade

The Big Parade

The epic of the American doughboy!

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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.

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Budget

$382000

Revenue

$20000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

151 mins

Rating

7.538/10

Release Date

05 November 1925

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée

Melisande

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Apperson

Claire Adams

Claire Adams

Justyn Reed

Robert Ober

Robert Ober

Harry Apperson

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

'Slim' Jensen

Rosita Marstini

Rosita Marstini

Melisande's Mother

Julanne Johnston

Julanne Johnston

Justine Devereux (uncredited)

Kathleen Key

Kathleen Key

Miss Apperson (uncredited)

Carl Roup

Carl Roup

Doughboy (uncredited)

Arthur H. Allen

Arthur H. Allen

Dying German

George Beranger

George Beranger

Patriotic Letter Reader

Harry Crocker

Harry Crocker

Doughboy

Dan Mason

Dan Mason

Second Patriotic Letter Reader

Carl Voss

Carl Voss

Officer

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