The Road to Glory (1936)

6.6/10 103 min Drama War

Overview

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.

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

Eugene Borden

Sentry (uncredited)

Louis Mercier

Man in trench (uncredited)

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