This Sunday at Noon, in Bedford
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Sun, Jan 12
Director: King Vidor Run Time: 151 min. Rating: Not Rated Release Year: 1925
Starring: Claire Adams, Claire McDowell, Hobart Bosworth, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée
One of the greatest silent films ever produced and regarded as one of the greatest films made about World War I, The Big Parade has influenced several subsequent war films and been praised for its realistic depiction of warfare.
The idle son of a rich businessman joins the Army when the U.S.A. enters The Great War. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with two working-class soldiers and falls in love with a Frenchwoman he must leave to move to the frontline.
Starring John Gilbert, “The Great Lover” of the silent era rivaled in popularity only by Rudolph Valentino. The film will be introduced by Mr. Gilbert’s grandson, Gideon Fountain.
Maybe we should have a FWIW meet-up?
