Harry Behn


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Big Parade, The (1925) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Slim, Bull, Jim Opening title sequence for King Vidor's The Big Parade, 1925, introduces soon-to-be doughboys Slim (Karl Dane), Bull (Tom O'Brien) and Jim (John Gilbert).
Big Parade, The (1925) -- (Movie Clip) Chewing Gum In a scene famously improvised at the whim of director King Vidor, doughboy Jim (John Gilbert) teaches French Melisande (Renee Adoree) how to chew gum, in The Big Parade, 1925.
Big Parade, The (1925) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Coming Back! One wonders how King Vidor directed this mayhem, much less how doughboy Jim (John Gilbert) and French villager Melisande (Renee Adoree) found each other, as the American troops pull out in MGM's The Big Parade, 1925.
Racket, The (1928) -- (Movie Clip) I Warned You Rats! Director Lewis Milestone staging what turns out to be a good-sized Chicago gang shoot-out, Thomas Meighan as cop McQuill getting ready, Henry Sedley is gangster "Spike" who's ignored a warning, Lucian Prival is "Chick," whose boss Scarsi (not seen) issued it, in The Racket, 1928.
Racket, The (1928) -- (Movie Clip) Dirty Little Gold Digger Capone-based gangster Scarsi (Louis Wolheim) is throwing a birthday party for his innocent college man little brother Joe (George E. Stone), so there's trouble when showgirl Helen (Marie Prevost) starts taking liberties, in director Lewis Milestone's The Racket, 1928.
Racket, The (1928) -- (Movie Clip) Leave That Copper To Me Early events, Chicago bootlegger Scarsi (Louis Wolheim) surveys his operation and issues a warning for crusading cop McQuigg (Thomas Meighan), in Lewis Milestone's definitive silent gangster drama The Racket, 1928, produced by Howard Hughes.

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