The Crowded Hour (1925)
1h 10m | PG-13
Telephone operator Peggy, puts on an act with Matt Wilde at a Bowery amateur night and is seen by Billy Laidlaw, who becomes convinced of her talents. Billy subsequently arranges for the Broadway debut of the act and falls in love with Peggy, who wholeheartedly returns his affection. When the World War breaks out, Billy remains unconcerned until his younger brother is killed in action. Billy then immediately enlists and is sent to France; Peggy joins the Red Cross to be with him, and Grace Laidlaw, Billy's wife, also goes to France, working with the Y. M. C. A. Billy is assigned to destroy an ammunition dump, and Peggy learns, after he has left on the mission, that he has been recalled.
Director: E. Mason Hopper
Studio: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Bebe Daniels
as Peggy Laurence
Kenneth Harlan
as Billy Laidlaw
T. Roy Barnes
as Matt Wilde
Frank Morgan
as Bert Caswell
Helen Lee Worthing
as Grace Laidlaw
Armand Cortes
as Captain Soulier (as Armand Cortez)