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So Big

Play trailer Poster for So Big Released Dec 28, 1924 1h 30m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When her father is killed, leaving her destitute, Selina Peake (Colleen Moore) becomes a teacher in rural Illinois and marries impoverished farmer Pervus DeJong (John Bowers). Raised in a wealthy environment, Selina finds her new life hard, but takes comfort in her son, Dirk (Ben Lyon), and farms the land herself after Pervus dies. After struggling for years, Selina earns enough for Dirk to be educated as an architect, but a scandalous affair with a married woman threatens her son's career.

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Robert F. Sisk Variety That it is one of the most artistic pictures ever produced Is beyond question. That it is the medium wherein Colleen Moore exceeds the wildest expectations by her portrayal of an old woman is also indisputable. Jul 6, 2020 Full Review SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald Colleen Moore is generally associated with "flapper" parts, calling for shingled hair and an aggressive vivacity. In her latest picture, So Big, however, she proves herself capable of a much wider range. Jul 6, 2020 Full Review TIME Staff TIME Magazine Director Charles Brabin bent carefully over his knitting of deft acting into homely, racy atmosphere, until the final quarter of this film; then Director Brabin dropped the needles and cried: "Paste up the rest!" Jul 6, 2020 Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Those who read the novel will be violently irritated by this picture. Those who did not read the novel will merely be bored. Oct 7, 2021 Full Review C.S. Sewell Moving Picture World It is a far cry from [Colleen Moore's] role in Flaming Youth and a demonstration of unusual versatility and ability, and by far her finest characterization. Jul 29, 2020 Full Review Shadow Stage Photoplay As Selina Peake, Colleen outshines all previous screen efforts. In this demanding part, she gives us not only youth, but maturity and finally old age. Jul 29, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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Charles Brabin

Director

Colleen Moore

Selina Peake

Joseph De Grasse

Simeon Peake

John Bowers

Pervus DeJong

Ben Lyon

Dirk DeJong

Wallace Beery

Klaus Poole

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Synopsis When her father is killed, leaving her destitute, Selina Peake (Colleen Moore) becomes a teacher in rural Illinois and marries impoverished farmer Pervus DeJong (John Bowers). Raised in a wealthy environment, Selina finds her new life hard, but takes comfort in her son, Dirk (Ben Lyon), and farms the land herself after Pervus dies. After struggling for years, Selina earns enough for Dirk to be educated as an architect, but a scandalous affair with a married woman threatens her son's career.
Director
Charles Brabin
Screenwriter
Adelaide Heilbron, Earl Hudson
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 28, 1924, Original
Runtime
1h 30m