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The Crowd
UNITED STATES · 1928

The Crowd

King Vidor
urban isolation marital conflict financial struggle lost ambition tragedy and grief
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Synopsis

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.

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