The Crowd
1929
Imagine being just one face in a sea of millions—that's the vibe of this Swedish poster for the 1928 film *The Crowd*. Artist Eric Rohman went full Art Deco, using jagged yellow skyscrapers to slice up the image and trap the stars, James Murray and Eleanor Boardman, inside the city's grip. The bold diagonal text 'En av de många' (One of the Many) literally cuts across the scene, while a silhouette of a cheering crowd at the bottom reaches up toward the chaos. It’s a perfect visual summary of King Vidor’s masterpiece about the struggle of the ordinary man in the big city.
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