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JOURNEY'S END (1930). Based on a successful play and early in the sound era, this WW1 film is static with lots of slow spots/talking, but stick with it. I think this was James Whale's first film and it also introduces Colin Clive (FRANKENSTEIN, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, MAD LOVE), Billy Bevan (DRACULA'S DAUGHTER, RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE) and David Manners (DRACULA, THE MUMMY, THE BLACK CAT).
Clive is the Captain of the group who is so burned out by war and liquor that his nerves are shot, but feels He still has to do his duty. A fine performance by Colin and an even better one by David, whose character was a student of Clive and looked up to him and finding his behavior objectionable. In most of is films (especially the three listed), David always played a fey and ineffectual doofus and it's a shame He couldn't have gotten more roles like this. ***
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