

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.

Fredric March
Lieutenant Michel Denet

Warner Baxter
Captain Paul La Roche

Lionel Barrymore
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

June Lang
Monique La Coste - nurse

Gregory Ratoff
Pipe-smoking whistling sgt

Victor Kilian
LaRoche's tall sgt

Paul Stanton
Relief captain

John Qualen
Duflous

Julius Tannen
Lieutenant Tannen

Theodore von Eltz
Major

Paul Fix
Rigaud

Leonid Kinskey
Ledoux
Jacques Lory
Courier
Jacques Vanaire
Doctor
Edythe Raynore
Nurse
George Warrington
Old soldier

Eugene Borden
Sentry (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Man in trench (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham
Officer (uncredited)
Constant Franke
Sergeant (uncredited)
Howard Hawks
Joel Sayre, William Faulkner, Violet Kemble Cooper
Released