The Road to Glory

“THE STRANGEST DRAMA EVER FILMED!”

6.3(6)19361h 43m

DramaWar

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.

Director

Howard Hawks

Cast

Fredric March

Lieutenant Michel Denet

Warner Baxter

Captain Paul La Roche

Lionel Barrymore

Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

June Lang

Monique La Coste - nurse

Gregory Ratoff

Pipe-smoking whistling sgt

Victor Kilian

LaRoche's tall sgt

Paul Stanton

Relief captain

John Qualen

Duflous

Julius Tannen

Lieutenant Tannen

Theodore von Eltz

Major

Paul Fix

Rigaud

Leonid Kinskey

Ledoux

Reviews

1 review

barrymost

6y ago

6.0

Morose tale of trench warfare in France during World War I. The three principles, Fredric March, Warner Baxter, and Lionel Barrymore, do a proper job here, particularly Warner Baxter. This film has to be one of the most depressing I've seen, but it's well-written, if a bit slow-moving at times. No spoilers, but that ending...oh my! Would I recommend? Go for it, if you like the genre, the ac...