| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Director, Dramatic Picture King Vidor |
| Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production (M-G-M). | |||
MGM
Directed by King Vidor
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
John meets Mary on a blind date, they fall in love and get married. He works in a huge office, a tiny speck among endless desks. Five years pass, they have a baby named Junior, and John gets one raise. With little prospects of ever improving their situation, he wins $500 in an advertising slogan contest. Instead of transforming their lives, the money leads to tragedy. Their marriage almost ends, but they manage to come through. Landmark silent film is only so-so, getting bogged down in the boring details of a boring marriage. The characters are so broadly written, intended to represent the "average" American, that they lack any kind of personality.
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