''The Road to Glory'' is a 1936 dramatic film depiction of

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trench warfare in France directed by

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, starring

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Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''A Free Soul'' (1931 ...

, and June Lang, and produced by

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. It is vaguely inspired by Roland Dorgelès’ 1919 novel and

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’s 1932 Les Croix de Bois (

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), though the film credits don’t mention them.

Plot

Cast

as Lieutenant Michel Denet *

as Captain Paul La Roche *

as Papa La Roche / Private Morin * June Lang as Monique La Coste *

Gregory Ratoff Gregory Ratoff (born Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner; russian: Григорий Васильевич Ратнер, tr. ; April 20, c. 1893 – December 14, 1960) was a Russian-born American film director, actor and producer. As an actor, he was bes ...

as Russian Sergeant * Victor Kilian as Tall Sergeant * Paul Stanton as Captain *

John Qualen John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. Early years Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son ...

as Scared Soldier *

Julius Tannen Julius Tannen (May 16, 1880 – January 3, 1965) was a monologist in vaudeville. He was known to stage audiences for his witty improvisations and creative word games. He had a successful career as a character actor in films, appearing in ove ...

as Lieutenant Tannen *

Theodore von Eltz Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March. Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...

as Major *

Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career b ...

as Second Volunteer *

Leonid Kinskey Leonid Kinskey (1893/1894 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born American film and television actor, best known for his role as "Sascha" in the film ''Casablanca'' (1942). His last name was sometimes spelled Kinsky. Life and career Kinskey ...

as Soldier * Jacques Lory as Courier * Jacques Vanaire as Doctor * Edythe Raynore as Nurse *

George Warrington George David Warrington (September 19, 1952 – December 24, 2007) was an American transportation official, who served New Jersey Transit for 28 years, latterly in the post of executive director. He grew up in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey ...

as Jean Dulac

References

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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 {{war-drama-film-stub