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The Road Back
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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.
Cast
- John 'Dusty' King as Ernst
- Richard Cromwell as Ludwig
- Slim Summerville as Tjaden
- Andy Devine as Willy
- Barbara Read as Lucy
- Louise Fazenda as Angelina
- Noah Beery Jr. as Wessling
- Maurice Murphy as Albert
- John Emery as Captain Von Hagen
- Etienne Girardot as Mayor
- Lionel Atwill as Prosecutor
- Henry Hunter as Bethke
Details
- Director
- James Whale
- Released
- June 1, 1937
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 9 votes
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