All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Le
Theatrical release poster by Karoly Grosz
Promotional photo of director Lewis Milestone during the film's production
Ad with cover art of the book's first English-language edition in The Film Daily, 1929
"17 London Papers Go Wild!" All Quiet on the Western Front ad from The Film Daily, 1930
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Lewis Frederick Ayres III was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Fron
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
…pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Slim Summerville, and William Bakewell. The film opened to wide acclaim in the United States. Considered a realistic and…
Ayres in the 1930s
in Johnny Belinda (1948)
Doris Day and Ayres in The Doris Day Show (1970)
Ayres' grave