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The Road to Glory is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring May McAvoy, Leslie Fenton, and Ford Sterling.[1][2] This was Hawks' first film, based on a 35-page treatment that Hawks wrote. It is one of only two Hawks works that are lost films.

The Road to Glory
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Written by	Howard Hawks Gordon Rigby
Starring	May McAvoy Leslie Fenton Ford Sterling
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	February 7, 1926 (1926-02-07)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

May McAvoy is a young woman, gradually going blind. She tries to spare her boyfriend Rockliffe Fellowes and her father Ford Sterling from the burden of her illness. She agrees to live with Leslie Fenton, a greedy rich man, in order to get away from her father and lover.

Cast

Production

Howard Hawks wrote the 35 page story from which the screenplay was based; this was one of few films on which he had extensive writing credits.[3]^: 65 Originally titled, The Chariot of the Gods, The Road to Glory was shot from December 1925 to January 1926 and premiered in April. The film contained religious iconography and messages that would never again be seen in a Hawks film.[3]^: 65–68

Reception

It received good reviews from film critics. In later interviews, Hawks said, "It didn't have any fun in it. It was pretty bad. I don't think anybody enjoyed it except a few critics." Hawks was dissatisfied with the film after being certain that dramatic films would establish his reputation, but realized what he had done wrong when Sol Wurtzel told Hawks, "Look, you've shown you can make a picture, but for God's sake, go out and make entertainment."[3]^: 65–68

See also

• 1937 Fox vault fire

Preservation status

With no prints of The Road to Glory located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References

Bibliography

• Wes D. Gehring. Carole Lombard, the Hoosier Tornado. Indiana Historical Society Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-8719-5167-0

External links

• The Road to Glory at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie

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