The controller orders evasive action by the AirEast and Allegheny pilots to avoid a catastrophe:AirEast Pilot: OK Center.The film brought in $533.3 million (domestically) and $1,004.6 million (or over $1 billion) worldwide, with a production budget of $185 million.BackgroundThe Crowd(1928) is a genuine, immortal, timeless American silent film masterpiece from director King Vidor, whose earlier big WWI epicThe Big Parade (1925)had been a major box-office hit for MGM studios.The suitor accompanies himself on Mrs.Sloper""s spinet in the parlor, and sings (in French) "Plaisir D""Amour," (The Joys of Love), a late-18th century song:The Joys of Love, They Last But a Short TimeThe Pains of Love, Last All Your Life, All Your LifeHe cleverly showers her with words of love - he courts and exploits the desperate, love-starved needs of the sheltered, awkward Catherine:Morris: I think of you constantly.Suddenly, his flashlight, radio and other electrical lights shut off.From above, his truck is bathed in blinding, powerful rays of luminescent light.An array of colorful lights overwhelms his sight, and a deep-toned, thunderous, musical vibration envelopes his truck.Jack: Well, that is, uh, quite a story.Ullman: Yeah it is.Oh, it""s still hard for me to believe it actually happened here.But it did, and uh, I think you can appreciate why I wanted to tell you about it.Jack: I certainly can, and uh, I also understand why your people in Denver left it for you to tell me.