The Road to Glory (1936)
Release Date: Jun 2, 1936 Wide
Release Date: Jun 2, 1936 Wide
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Set in the French trenches, this WWI melodrama was cowritten by William Faulkner and directed by Howard Hawks. Hard-drinking Captain La Roche (Warner Baxter) delivers the same hollow speech to each wave of fresh soldiers assigned to his command, only to see them senselessly slaughtered by the Germans. La Roche's new officer is chipper Lieutenant Denet (Fredric March), who doesn't comprehend the futility of his assignment. Both men fall for beautiful nurse Monique La Coste (June Lang), who
Jun 2, 1936 Wide
20th Century Fox
Cast
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Fredric March
Lt. Michel Denet -
Warner Baxter
Capt. Paul LaRoche -
June Lang
Monique -
Lionel Barrymore
Papa LaRoche -
Gregory Ratoff
Bouffiou -
Victor Kilian
Regnier -
John Qualen
Duflous -
Paul Stanton
Relief Captain -
Julius Tannen
Lieutenant Tannen -
Theodore von Eltz
Major -
Paul Fix
Rigaud -
Leonid Kinskey
Ledoux -
Jacques Lory
Courier -
Jacques Vanaire
Doctor -
Louis Mercier
Soldier
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Foreign Titles
- Road to Glory, The (1936) (DE)
- Road to Glory, The (1936) (UK)


Nonetheless, the film remains pleasant and worth watching.