The Crowd 1928 Born on the fourth of July, 1900, the future holds unlimited potential for newborn John Sims But dreams soon fade with the death of his father when John is but a lad Like many before him, John sets out to make his mark in New York City, but ends up a faceless worker 137 in a large office of a large business Still he is happy with his fate and soon meets a young woman named Mary on a blind double date Things take their course and they soon marry and live in a small apartment Soon John is bickering with Mary and finds that he has no love for the in laws When the marriage looks like a bust, he finds that Mary is with child and he stays After 5 years, he has a son and a daughter and the same dead end job When tragedy strikes, John must find the conviction to continue or lose what little he has left