The Crowd

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Born on the fourth of July in the year 1900, John (James Murray) believes himself destined for greatness, but he is merely one of the faceless crowd, an underpaid clerk in a huge New York office building. He marries and has two children., Silent classic about an “ordinary” Manhattan couple struggling to survive in the big city on his meager wages and the tragic accident that threatens to destroy them., King Vidor directs this silent screen drama which dissects the American Dream in turn-of-the-century New York through the story of a young city clerk., Immensely powerful silent picture with James Murray as an idealistic young man trapped in a dead end job whose ambitions are hindered at every turn by tragedy., An Everyman office clerk marries, raises a family, and watches his dreams go by as he struggles to overcome poverty, marriage difficulties, the death of a child and suicidal depression — finally regaining his faith in life and in himself. A touchingly human story with innovative production design and camerawork.