The Road to Glory (1936 film)

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 do not mention them.

The Road to Glory
Publicity still for film with Warner Baxter, June Lang, and Fredric March
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Screenplay by	Joel Sayre William Faulkner
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Fredric March Warner Baxter Lionel Barrymore
Cinematography	Gregg Toland
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Louis Silvers
Production company	Twentieth Century Fox
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date	September 4, 1936 (1936-09-04)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million

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

External links

• The Road to Glory in The New York Times
• The Road to Glory at IMDb
• The Road to Glory at Virtual History
• The Road to Glory at Turner Classic Movies
• The Road to Glory at Letterboxd.com