

The Big Parade
"The epic of the American doughboy!"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$382K
$382,000
Revenue
$20.0M
$20,000,000
Languages
No Language
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew

King Vidor
Director

Irving Thalberg
Producer
Cast

John Gilbert
James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée
Melisande

Hobart Bosworth
Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell
Mrs. Apperson

Claire Adams
Justyn Reed

Robert Ober
Harry Apperson

Tom O'Brien
Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara

Karl Dane
'Slim' Jensen

Rosita Marstini
Melisande's Mother

Julanne Johnston
Justine Devereux (uncredited)

Kathleen Key
Miss Apperson (uncredited)
Carl Roup
Doughboy (uncredited)
Arthur H. Allen
Dying German

George Beranger
Patriotic Letter Reader

Harry Crocker
Doughboy

Dan Mason
Second Patriotic Letter Reader
Carl Voss
Officer