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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 56 1920s romance movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 31m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
132 audience votes
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
- Harry BehnScreenplay
Cast
- John GilbertJames 'Jim' Apperson
- Renée AdoréeMelisande
- Hobart BosworthMr. Apperson
- Claire McDowellMrs. Apperson
- Claire AdamsJustyn Reed
- Robert OberHarry Apperson
- Tom O'BrienMichael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara
- Karl Dane'Slim' Jensen
- Rosita MarstiniMelisande's Mother
- Julanne JohnstonJustine Devereux (uncredited)
- Kathleen KeyMiss Apperson (uncredited)
- Carl RoupDoughboy (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
franceworld war ipatriotismbattlefieldfalling in lovecombatsilent filmconvoyfrench girlspittingletter from homemud