Heroes for Sale

1933

1h 12m

7.0

7.0/10

24 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

"What good are medals on tortured breasts?"

Overview

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

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Status: Released

Budget: $290,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

German Italian English

Keywords

inventor capitalism war veteran world war i drug addiction street riots great depression anti-communism automation morphine unrequited love poverty laundry presumed dead labor organizer pre-code bank clerk workers union vagrancy 1920s soup kitchen 1910s 1930s red squad run out of town communist movement hunger riots innocent man imprisoned ww1 veteran

Quick Facts

Release Date	June 17, 1933
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0024115

Cast

Richard Barthelmess

Tom Holmes

Aline MacMahon

Mary Dennis

Loretta Young

Ruth Loring

Gordon Westcott

Roger Winston

Robert Barrat

Max Brinker

Berton Churchill

Mr. Winston

Grant Mitchell

George Gibson

Charley Grapewin

Pa Dennis

Robert McWade

Dr. Briggs

G. Pat Collins

Leader of Agitators

James Murray

Blind Soldier

Edwin Maxwell

Laundry Company President

Key Crew

Wilson Mizner

Screenplay

Robert Lord

Screenplay

William A. Wellman

Director

Hal B. Wallis

Producer