The Big Parade
“The epic of the American doughboy!”
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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Cast
17 people
John Gilbert
James 'Jim' Apperson
Known for
Queen Christina
Flesh and the Devil
Renée Adorée
Melisande
Known for
Day Dreams
Hobart Bosworth
Mr. Apperson
Known for
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lady for a Day
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Apperson
Known for
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The Mark of Zorro
Claire Adams
Justyn Reed
Known for
The Penalty
Robert Ober
Harry Apperson
Also in
The Mystic
The Idle Rich
Tom O'Brien
Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara
Also in
The Phantom
The Murder in the Museum
Karl Dane
'Slim' Jensen
Known for
The Big House
Rosita Marstini
Melisande's Mother
Also in
Blood and Sand
The Red Lily
Julanne Johnston
Justine Devereux (uncredited)
Known for
The Thief of Bagdad
The Scarlet Empress
Kathleen Key
Miss Apperson (uncredited)
Known for
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Carl Roup
Doughboy (uncredited)
Also in
Buttons
King Vidor Director · Harry Behn Screenplay Joseph Farnham Author
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $382K · United States release November 5, 1925
Box office
Budget
$382,000
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Gross vs. budget
52.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Canada · November 5, 1925
Theatrical
United States · November 5, 1925
Theatrical
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