The Road Back

The Road Back (1937)

FAREWELL WESTERN FRONT - HAIL YOUTH...AND LOVE!

At the end of the Great War, German soldiers return home to find the social fabric and civil order disintegrating as communist gangs roam the streets, and food and jobs become scarce. Riots and massacres lead the erstwhile average men to become cynical and desperate.

Date of release
1937-06-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, War, History
Director
James Whale
Collection
All Quiet On The Western Front Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $955K
  • Based on: The Road Back

The Road Back is a 1937 American historical drama war film directed by James Whale, starring John King, Richard Cromwell, and Slim Summerville with a supporting cast featuring Andy Devine, Louise Fazenda, Noah Beery Jr., Lionel Atwill, Spring Byington, Al Shean, and an uncredited Dwight Frye. The screenplay is by Charles Kenyon and R. C. Sherriff from the 1931 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. Combining a strong anti-war message with prescient warnings about the rising dangers of the dictatorship of Nazi Germany, it was intended to be a powerful and controversial picture, and Universal entrusted it to its finest director, James Whale.

Production

The film was budgeted at $800,000 but went over budget.

Specialist marksman George Daly (1888–1937), an ex-Marine who fired machine gun live ammunition at actors, died in a stunt explosion during the opening battle scenes. He had taken out a $10,000 life insurance policy two weeks before the accident.

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