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The Crowd
Why this pick
Like Lonesome, it turns everyday city life into a tender, visually expressive drama about an ordinary person seeking intimacy and meaning amid an overwhelming urban crowd.
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MOVIE1928 1h 9m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In New York, Mary is a telephone operator who lives alone and is lonely. Jim is a factory worker who lives alone and is lonely. Each decides to go to the beach (presumably Coney Island) and both are captivated with each other, eventually realizing, moreover, that they really do like each other. Having gone from loneliness to finding love, enjoying the company of each other and having fun, they are separated, because of exigent circumstances and hundreds of visitors to the beach that day. Only knowing each other's first name, and having only a small photo of each other, Jim and Mary are desperate to find each other. Will these two lonesome individuals who have discovered their love for each other lose it all the same day?
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Andy Devine
Jim's friend