In December 1924, Robert McIntyre (who had first cast Dane back at Vitagraph), the casting director at MGM recommended Dane for a role in King Vidor's latest project.
Dane was cast as Slim in The Big Parade alongside John Gilbert and Renée Adorée.
The movie was a major success, both critically and financially, becoming the second highest grossing silent film of all time making almost $6.5 million (approximately $99,481,000 today).
The film helped to propel Dane's career and helped him to secure more prominent roles.

In 1926, he co-starred with Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky in The Son of the Sheik.
 The film was a released after Valentino's death in August 1926 and became a massive success.
 It was re-released several more times well into the late 1930s.
 After working on The Son of the Sheik, Dane signed a contract with MGM in June 1926.
He began to appear in comic relief roles in several films including The Scarlet Letter (directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Lillian Gish), La Bohème (again directed by Vidor, and starring Gish, Gilbert and Adorée),  and Alias Jimmy Valentine with William Haines and Leila Hyams.
In December 1924, Robert McIntyre (who had first cast Dane back at Vitagraph), the casting director at MGM recommended Dane for a role in King Vidor's latest project. Dane was cast as Slim in The Big Parade alongside John Gilbert and Renée Adorée. The movie was a major success, both critically and financially, becoming the second highest grossing silent film of all time making almost $6.5 million (approximately $99,481,000 today). The film helped to propel Dane's career and helped him to secure more prominent roles.
In 1926, he co-starred with Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky in The Son of the Sheik.  The film was a released after Valentino's death in August 1926 and became a massive success.  It was re-released several more times well into the late 1930s.  After working on The Son of the Sheik, Dane signed a contract with MGM in June 1926. He began to appear in comic relief roles in several films including The Scarlet Letter (directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Lillian Gish), La Bohème (again directed by Vidor, and starring Gish, Gilbert and Adorée),  and Alias Jimmy Valentine with William Haines and Leila Hyams.
Karl Dane