Road to Glory, The

Terrific old classic WWI film - what a cast and what a story.
I've been a film buff since the late fifties. My Dad always liked this one and I saw it one afternoon and then it vanished for decades. It appeared recently and I purchased the DVD and the good old days returned. A powerful cast set in a French sector of the western front. Some terrific battle sequences but the plot carries two stories: a steamy romantic triangle and a father and son struggle amid the brutality of trench warfare. Warner Baxter is terrific in his role as the commander of the French infantry unit that faces the Germans and let me say, June Lang is stunning in her role as the love interest. She looks fabulous and for some reason, she bailed out of the film world shortly after this classic was released.
If you like classic old films with some great character actors and decent amounts of combat and excellent set production then this is one you must watch. And the ending, the rolling artillery barrage and... well you gotta see it.
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Another Lesser Known Hawks Masterpiece
This was one of the few Hawks films I hadn't seen previously. I should no longer be surprised when I see a lesser known Hawks film that the lack of attention it has received is not because of any want in quality. It was the second script Faulkner worked on for Hawks, who was responsible for bringing him to Hollywood in the first place. Legendary cinematographer Gregg Toland bring his mastery to the film as well. The acting is uniformly gripping. I can't talk about some of the best aspects of the film's construction without spoiling it for those watching for the first time. It is set in World War I and tells the story of a French troop with a long, distinguished record and especially about the three principle characters. As with most Hawks films, the individual scenes are so engrossing that it is not until you've seen the film at least once that you discover how meticuluously everything fits together. A very moving story with a few surprises. One thing I can tell without...

Great World Wr I film.
This movie helps bring to the screen the horrors of war, this time in the trenches during World War I. Warner Baxter, Fredric March & Lionel Barrymore excel in their roles and this is one of the classics from old Hollywood when they used to know how to make good, dramatic films instead of today's fast paced, CGI movies. Recommend this one.

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