Review of The Crowd (1928) by Gareth H — 24 Sep 2007
The film is a collision of brash sentimentality and absolute despair, depicting the impossibility of the American dream while still marvelling at it. The couple meets and connects only by annonymously laughing at others misfortunes. Being a sidewalk advertising clown is a bad thing (I guess the modern equivalent would be those guys who hand out postcards advertising cell phones, strip clubs or parties).
Everyone in the movie is amazing, from the amazing Bert Roach to lead James Murray, who was apparently a real world drunk, who wound up in the Hudson River. He's great here, so is Eleanor Boardman as his wife. And why don't we have scenes where kids prevent their parents from offing themselves anymore?
This review of The Crowd (1928) was written by Gareth H on 24 Sep 2007.
The Crowd has generally received very positive reviews.
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