The Road Back
·
1937
·1h 40min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
6/1/1937
Runtime
1h 40min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Universal Pictures
Cast
John 'Dusty' King
Ernst
Richard Cromwell
Ludwig
Slim Summerville
Tjaden
Andy Devine
Willy
Barbara Read
Lucy
Louise Fazenda
Angelina
Noah Beery Jr.
Wessling
Maurice Murphy
Albert
John Emery
Captain Von Hagen
Etienne Girardot
Mayor
Lionel Atwill
Prosecutor
Henry Hunter
Bethke
Larry J. Blake
Weil (as Larry Blake)
Gene Garrick
Giesicke
Marilyn Harris
Maria - Ernst's Sister
Jean Rouverol
Elsa
Spring Byington
Ernst's Mother
Frank Reicher
Ernst's Father
Arthur Hohl
Heinrich
William B. Davidson
Bartscher
Al Shean
Markheim
Edwin Maxwell
Principal
Clara Blandick
Willy's Mother
Samuel S. Hinds
Defense Attorney
Robert Warwick
Judge
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