The Big Parade (1925)

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.

IMDb rating	7.9
Producers	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title	The Big Parade
Directors	King Vidor
Writers	Joseph Farnham, Harry Behn

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)

Carl Roup

as Doughboy (uncredited)