audiences sought escapist entertainment over the stark realism of The Crowd, which filmmakers would not embrace again until after the end of World War II. Still, the film was popular enough to gross twice its cost. The arrival of sound films at the same time combined to radically change filmmaking. Due to the limitations imposed by early sound filming techniques, The Crowds moving camera innovations would not be equaled for another decade. Vidor used the John and Mary Sims characters again, with different actors, in his 1934 film Our Daily Bread. He also provided an insightful interview on the making of the film in a segment of the British documentary series Hollywood (1980). Awards and honors Nominations Academy Award for Best Unique and Artistic Production – Irving Thalberg for MGM Academy Award for Best Director, Dramatic Picture – King Vidor Soundtrack Composer Carl Davis created an orchestral score for the film in 1981, and it was released on video in conjunction with MGM and British television Thames Silents series in the late 1980s. Home media The Crowd was released on VHS as part of the MGM Silent Classics series in the 1980s, with a new score by Carl Davis. It was also released as part of a double-bill LaserDisc package with The Wind. Warner Bros. currently holds distribution rights to all of MGM's silent films, including this one. References Notes Further reading Young, Jordan R. (2014) King Vidor's The Crowd: The Making of a Silent Classic Orange, Californbia: Past Times Publishing. External links Extensive review of the film. analysis of the film. (archived) Review and article on making the film. The Crowd essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 139-140 1928 films 1928 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films American silent feature films Films directed by King Vidor Films produced by Irving Thalberg Films set in New York City Films set in the 1900s Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films shot in New York City Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films with screenplays by Harry Behn Social realism in film United States National Film Registry films 1920s American films