A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

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172 THE TWENTIES It took seven years for the public to cool off sufficiently to stand a war picture that was not wholly complimentary to the war. Then, thanks to an adult and moving script by Laurence Stallings, inspired direction by King Vidor, beautiful performances by the principals, and a stunning production bv M-G-M, The Big Parade took the country by storm. It ran for ninety-six weeks in New York alone. In this shot, the girl in the foreground is Renee Adoree as Melisande, next to her is Gilbert and, next to him, Karl Dane as Slim. Adoree and Gilbert were a perfect pair, both acting with a touching sincerity that was irresistible. When the film reached England, there was a great outcry, in certain quarters, to the effect that since only American soldiers appeared in it, the whole thing was propaganda to show that America had won the war. The English public, however, realized that these were soldiers, regardless of what army they appeared in. As a result. The Big Parade ran longer in London than most American pictures ever did.