Passed
1937    1h 37mDrama, War
6.26.7
At the end of the Great War, several German soldiers return home to their city 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.
Directed by James Whale

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  • John 'Dusty' KingErnst
  • Richard CromwellLudwig
  • Slim SummervilleTjaden
  • Andy DevineWilly
  • Barbara ReadLucy
  • Louise FazendaAngelina
  • Noah Beery Jr.Wessling
  • Maurice MurphyAlbert
  • John EmeryCaptain Von Hagen
  • Etienne GirardotMayor
  • Lionel AtwillProsecutor
  • Henry HunterBethke
  • Larry J. BlakeWeil (as Larry Blake)
  • Gene GarrickGiesicke
  • Marilyn HarrisMaria - Ernst's Sister
  • Jean RouverolElsa
  • Spring ByingtonErnst's Mother
  • Frank ReicherErnst's Father
  • Arthur HohlHeinrich
  • William B. DavidsonBartscher
  • Mister ArnMay 22, 2025
    This film had an opportunity to make a strong statement, but lacked the courage to do so. Instead, it used humor to soften the film, and not all of it worked.

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