Ralph Meeker

Directed by a 28-year-old Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb, Paths of Glory tells the story of an ill-fated assault on German forces by French soldiers in WWI. Starring Kirk Douglas and featuring an appearance by Christiane Kubrick.

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building.