The Big Parade
movie

The epic of the American doughboy!
Released November 05, 1925
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.
Cast

John Gilbert
as
James 'Jim' Apperson

Renée Adorée
as
Melisande

Hobart Bosworth
as
Mr. Apperson

Claire McDowell
as
Mrs. Apperson

Claire Adams
as
Justyn Reed

Robert Ober
as
Harry Apperson

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

Karl Dane
as
'Slim' Jensen

Rosita Marstini
as
Melisande's Mother

Julanne Johnston
as
Justine Devereux (uncredited)

Kathleen Key
as
Miss Apperson (uncredited)
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Carl Roup
as
Doughboy (uncredited)



