The Crowd

The Crowd

John Sims

Bert

Jane

Jim

Dick

Mother Sims

Junior Sims

Daughter Sims

John's Supervisor

John - Age 12 (uncredited)

Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)

Member of Board of Directors

Worker in Hallway (uncredited)

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Mr. Sims - John's Father (uncredited)

Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)

Doctor (uncredited)

Despite the widespread critical and mild box office success, MGM head Louis B. Mayer despised the picture partly because of the depressing theme but mainly because he thought it was obscene due to the bathroom scene that featured a toilet.

While MGM liked the script they thought there was very little chance it would turn a profit. Despite the risk, studio production head Irving Thalberg let King Vidor film this as a pet project because Vidor had made many successful pictures for the studio - and even more importantly had made the studio a lot of money. As it turned out, the film grossed more than twice what it cost to make.

This film has been hailed by many to be the first film to show toilets. With so many silent films lost, that can only be an assumption not a fact.

John 'Johnny' Sims: Everything is gonna be roses when my ship comes in.

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Jane: [to Bert after passing a diorama depicting Washington crossing the Delaware] Sit down. You don't look historical. You look hysterical.