The Crowd (1928)

7.6/10 • 98 min • Drama Romance

Overview

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

Cast

Eleanor Boardman

Mary Sims

James Murray

John 'Johnny' Sims

Bert Roach

Bert

Estelle Clark

Jane

Dell Henderson

Dick

Lucy Beaumont

Mary's Mother

Freddie Burke Frederick

John 'Junior' Sims

Sidney Bracey

John's Supervisor (uncredited)

Johnny Downs

John, age 12 (uncredited)

Sally Eilers

Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)

Joseph W. Girard

Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)

Pat Harmon

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Worker in Hallway (uncredited)

Warner Richmond

Mr. Sims (uncredited)

Virginia Sale

Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

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