The Crowd + Live Musical Accompaniment
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Makia Matsumura Dir. King Vidor. 1928, 98 mins. U.S. 35mm. Silent with live piano accompaniment. With James Murray, Eleanor Boardman. One of the greatest of all silent films, King Vidor’s masterpiece captures life in fast-paced 1920s New York City from the perspective of an “average” Joe that the camera just happens to pick right out of the crowd. A work of thrilling proletariat melodrama, featuring some of the most remarkable camerawork committed to celluloid, The Crowd is a depiction of economic and domestic struggle right on the cusp of the Great Depression, as well as a vital depiction of the exuberant stampede of the city itself—its joys, its disappointments, its dreams and realities. Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.