The Road Back

The Road Back (1937) — drama, war, history film. Directed by James Whale. Starring John 'Dusty' King, Richard Cromwell, Slim Summerville, Andy Devine.

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Story Analysis

Former soldiers return from total war and discover that peace cannot erase violence, trauma, social change, or the causes of future conflict.

Drama, War, History · 6.7/10 · 100 min · 1937

Credits

Director

James Whale
Cast

as Ernst

John 'Dusty' King
Cast

as Ludwig

Richard Cromwell
Cast

as Tjaden

Slim Summerville
Cast

as Willy

Andy Devine
Cast

as Lucy

Barbara Read
Cast

as Angelina

Louise Fazenda
Cast

as Wessling

Noah Beery Jr.
Cast

as Albert

Maurice Murphy
Cast

as Captain Von Hagen

John Emery
Cast

as Mayor

Etienne Girardot
Cast

as Prosecutor

Lionel Atwill
Cast

as Bethke

Henry Hunter

Universe & Franchise Timeline

All Quiet On The Western Front Collection — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

The Road Back is title 2 of 2 in the All Quiet On The Western Front Collection release order. Previous: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).

Videos

The Road Back (1937, James Whale, Full Movie)

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q17027934), public domain (CC0).