John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.
Screenplay: King Vidor, John V.A. Weaver
Director of Photography: Henry Sharp
Producer: Irving Thalberg
Director: King Vidor
Mary Sims
John 'Johnny' Sims
Bert
Jane
Jim
Dick
Mary's Mother
John 'Junior' Sims