"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
as Lieutenant Michel Denet
Warner Baxter
as Captain Paul La Roche
Lionel Barrymore
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
June Lang
as Monique La Coste - nurse
Gregory Ratoff
as Pipe-smoking whistling sgt
Victor Kilian
as LaRoche's tall sgt
Paul Stanton
as Relief captain
John Qualen
as Duflous
Julius Tannen
as Lieutenant Tannen
Theodore von Eltz
as Major
Paul Fix
as Rigaud
Leonid Kinskey
as Ledoux
Jacques Lory
as Courier
Jacques Vanaire
as Doctor
Edythe Raynore
as Nurse
George Warrington
as Old soldier
Eugene Borden
as Sentry (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
as Man in trench (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham
as Officer (uncredited)
Constant Franke
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Jean Perry
as Captain (uncredited)
Nicholas Soussanin
as French colonel (uncredited)
Barlowe Borland
as Information clerk (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
as Nurse (uncredited)
Paul McVey
as Signal man (uncredited)
Robert Graves
as Colonel (uncredited)
John Bleifer
as Runner (uncredited)
Bob Cautiero
as Soldier runner (uncredited)
Pat West
as Soldier (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Jack Pennick
Hector V. Sarno
Howard Hawks
Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
Joel Sayre
Screenplay
Thomas Little
Settings
William Faulkner
Nunnally Johnson
Associate Producer
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound Engineer
Edward O'Fearna
Assistant Director
George Leverett
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Violet Kemble Cooper
Writer