
The Big Parade
Romance · War · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


John Gilbert
John Gilbert
James 'Jim' Apperson
John Gilbert
James 'Jim' Apperson


Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée
Melisande
Renée Adorée
Melisande


Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Mr. Apperson
Hobart Bosworth
Mr. Apperson


Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Apperson
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Apperson


Claire Adams
Claire Adams
Justyn Reed
Claire Adams
Justyn Reed


Robert Ober
Robert Ober
Harry Apperson
Robert Ober
Harry Apperson


Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien
Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara
Tom O'Brien
Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara


Karl Dane
Karl Dane
'Slim' Jensen
Karl Dane
'Slim' Jensen


Rosita Marstini
Rosita Marstini
Melisande's Mother
Rosita Marstini
Melisande's Mother


Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston
Justine Devereux (uncredited)
Julanne Johnston
Justine Devereux (uncredited)
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