The Big Parade is a
1925 film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who is shipped off to
France to fight
World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, and finds love with a French girl. It was adapted by
Harry Behn[?] and
King Vidor (uncredited) from the play by
Joseph Farnham[?] and the story
Plumes by
Laurence Stallings[?], and directed by Vidor. It stars
John Gilbert,
Renée Adorée,
Claire Adams[?],
Robert Ober[?] and
Tom O'Brien[?]. The film was one of the greatest hits of the
1920s, and made John Gilbert a star.
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.