The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory is a 1936 American war drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Fredric March, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore and June Lang, and produced by 20th Century Fox. It is a depiction of World War I trench warfare in France. It is vaguely inspired by Roland Dorgelès’ 1919 novel and Raymond Bernard’s 1932 Les Croix de Bois (Wooden Crosses), though the film credits don’t mention them.

Plot

Set in France during World War I, a love triangle develops between a French commander who cares more for strategy than human life, a free-thinking officer who is appalled by his superior's decisions, and the nurse with whom both men fall in love.

Cast

Fredric March as Lieutenant Michel Denet

Warner Baxter as Captain Paul La Roche

Lionel Barrymore as Papa La Roche / Private Morin

June Lang as Monique La Coste

Gregory Ratoff as Russian Sergeant

Victor Kilian as Tall Sergeant

Paul Stanton as Captain

John Qualen as Scared Soldier

Julius Tannen as Lieutenant Tannen

Theodore von Eltz as Major

Paul Fix as Second Volunteer

Leonid Kinskey as Soldier

Jacques Lory as Courier

Jacques Vanaire as Doctor

Edythe Raynore as Nurse

George Warrington as Jean Dulac

References

External links

The Road to Glory in The New York Times

The Road to Glory at Virtual History

The Road to Glory at Turner Classic Movies

The Road to Glory at Letterboxd.com

1936 films

1930s English-language films

1930s war drama films

American war drama films

1936 drama films

American black-and-white films

Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck

Films directed by Howard Hawks

20th Century Fox films

American World War I films

1930s American films