The Big Parade

The epic of the American doughboy!

151 mins
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.

John Gilbert

James 'Jim' Apperson

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)

King Vidor

Director

Harry Behn

Screenplay

John Arnold

Director of Photography

Joseph Farnham

Theatre Play

Charles Van Enger

Director of Photography

Hugh Wynn

Editor

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