Journey’s End – 1930 | 120 mins | War | B&W

Plot Synopsis

The superior technical facilities of Hollywood tempted George Pearson to film this classic anti-war stage play success in America.

The tension mounts in the trenches during World War One, as depressingly one by one soldiers go ‘over the top’ and meet with death. The endless spectacle of death has taken its affect on Captain Stanhope (Colin Clive); psychologically scarred he becomes an alcoholic to ease the pain and guilt of sending more young men to die. The captain senses his second in command, Lt. Osborne (Ian MacLaren), is beginning to doubt his competence, and Stanhope must maintain his troops respect for him until his replacement arrives.