Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-07-31 | Page 7 | Pathos, Humor Ably Blended in 'Road Back'

Pathos, Humor Ably Blended In 'Road Back' Blending pathos and comedy, the human, dramatic atory of what took place in Germany immediately after tha World war, "Tha Road Back." opened Friday at the Capitol theater. the-ater. Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey hsad the cast of ths hilarious hi-larious second feature, "On Again, Off Again." The story of "The Road Back" concerns tha efforts ef a group of boya te adjust themselvee to conditions con-ditions aa they find them after aa abeence of four years spent In the tranc hee. On their return they are bewildered by the lose ef ths very things for which they had fought. Ths picture shows ths disillusionment, disillu-sionment, the heert-breaking revelations reve-lations which come te the ex-eol-disrs as they find thsir Ideals, so closely held for years, tramplsd underfoot at home. Botnarajuc la Anther "The Road Back," adapted from a novel of tha came name by Erich Remarque, takes up whsrs "All Quiet on the Weetera Front" left off. Heading tha cast are John King, a comparative newcomer te the screen; Richard Cromwell, who , gives a splendid . performance In the biff eat part in hie career; Jean Rouvarol, daughter of a former reeident of Salt Lake City, "Bob" Ellerbeck; Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, Barbara Read, Louise Fa-irnda, Fa-irnda, Maurice Murphy, Larry Blake, Henry Hunter and Noah Beery Jr. Relief from a heavy drama la provided in tha humor supplied in a large measure by Andy De-vine De-vine and Slim Summerville, whoee plight is no less serious than that of tha others, but who somehow seem to make light of It. Squabble Bagea ' "On Again, Off Again" shows Wheeler and Woolssy at thsir daf-flsst. daf-flsst. As partners in a pill manufacturing man-ufacturing concern, they have one fight after another until they decide de-cide they can no longer make a go of their buelness together. They decide to siege a wrestling match, the winner to have full control con-trol over tha concern for tha period of a year and tha loeer to act as butlsr for the conqueror during that time. Both tire of tha arrangement within a week, but their expert lawyer haa drawn up tha agreement, agree-ment, there la nothing they can do but make tha most of their plight.