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The Big Parade Overview:

The Big Parade (1925) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by King Vidor and George W. Hill (uncredited) and produced by King Vidor and Irving Thalberg.

The Big Parade was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.

The Big Parade BlogHub Articles:

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: The Big Parade (1925)

By Lea Stans on Jan 23, 2024 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

A Closer Look At: The Big Parade (1925) Renée Adorée and John Gilbert In 1928, the great star John Gilbert wrote in an article for Photoplay: “Have any of you ever gone through an experience at school, or at college, or while in love, or while on a farm, or in the mountains, or exploring... Read full article

On DVD: MGM's The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

By KC on Apr 23, 2018 From Classic Movies

I suspect MGM’s Big Parade of Comedy (1964) isn’t a very good movie, but it caught me in the right mood, so I ended up enjoying this compilation film more than it probably deserved. It’s light and silly, though it sometimes has a questionable interpretation of comedy, most likely d... Read full article

O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925)

By Lê on May 15, 2015 From Critica Retro

O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925) O ano era 2011. O oitavo episódio da quarta temporada de The Big Bang Theory, “The 21-Second Excitation”, trazia nossos nerds favoritos, encabeçados pelo grande, poderoso e incrível Sheldon, em uma ida ao cinema para ver a versão restau... Read full article

O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925)

By Lê on May 15, 2015 From Critica Retro

O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade (1925) O ano era 2011. O oitavo episódio da quarta temporada de The Big Bang Theory, “The 21-Second Excitation”, trazia nossos nerds favoritos, encabeçados pelo grande, poderoso e incrível Sheldon, em uma ida ao cinema para ver a versão restau... Read full article

THE BIG PARADE On Blu-ray

By Dan Day Jr. on Oct 7, 2013 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

One of the most highly anticipated home video releases of 2013 is THE BIG PARADE, the 1925 MGM silent classic directed by King Vidor. THE BIG PARADE was the first cinematic epic with a World War I storyline. The film's overwhelming success set the stage for other major productions with a Great War... Read full article

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The Big Parade Quotes:

James Apperson: [after Slim is killed] They got him! They got him! God damn their souls!
James Apperson: Orders! Orders! Who the hell is fighting this war - men or orders?
James Apperson: [to Melisande, who speaks French] French is Greek to me.
James Apperson: Waiting! Orders! Mud! Blood! Stinking stiffs! What the hell do we get out of this war anyway!
James Apperson: [Melisande has just said something to him in French] I don't understand a word you say... but I know what you mean!
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The Big Parade Facts
Studio electrician Carl Barlow died during production when he slipped and fell off a platform.
Four years after making "The Big Parade," King Vidor restaged one of its most famous scenes - Jimmy going off to battle and leaving Melisande behind - in Show People, a comedy starring Marion Davies as an actress trying to become a Hollywood star. In "Show People" Davies and William Haines played the parts originally played in "The Big Parade" by 'Renee Adoree' and 'John Gilbert'.
The U.S. War Department - the predecessor of the Department of Defense - loaned the film's producers over 200 army trucks, approximately 4,000 soldiers and over 100 airplanes for use in the film.
Is the highest grossing silent film of all time, making $22 million during its worldwide release
The unit portrayed is the 42d Infantry Division (Rainbow Division) as determined by the three color (red-yellow-blue) rainbow patch (long version) worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniform. Casualties were so high that post-war the patch was cut in half and worn on the forward half of the sleeve instead of centered because "we left half our rainbow in France." During the transport scene the tailgates of the trucks are all painted with "42" and then the truck number. The credits thank the 2d Division (Indianhead) so painting the "4" prior to the pre-existing "2" may have facilitated that. The 42d Division was later a New York Army National Guard unit and you could find units in Syracuse, Geneva, etc.
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