inventor,world war i,drug addiction,street riots,great depression,unrequited love,war hero,laundry,pre-code,bank clerk,1920s,soup kitchen,1910s,1930s,red squad

Heroes for Sale (1933)

Poster for Heroes for Sale

What good are medals on tortured breasts?

Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds, a traumatized but courageous man who will experience, in the years to come, the pain of misfortune but also the happiness of success and hope and love for other human beings.

Cast & Crew

Director
William A. Wellman
  • Profile picture of Richard Barthelmess
    Tom Holmes Richard Barthelmess
  • Profile picture of Aline MacMahon
    Mary Dennis Aline MacMahon
  • Profile picture of Loretta Young
    Ruth Loring Loretta Young
  • Profile picture of Gordon Westcott
    Roger Winston Gordon Westcott
  • Profile picture of Robert Barrat
    Max Brinker Robert Barrat
  • Profile picture of Berton Churchill
    Mr. Winston Berton Churchill
  • Profile picture of Grant Mitchell
    George Gibson Grant Mitchell
  • Profile picture of Charley Grapewin
    Pa Dennis Charley Grapewin

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Keywords

  • inventor
  • world war i
  • drug addiction
  • street riots
  • great depression
  • unrequited love
  • war hero
  • laundry
  • pre-code
  • bank clerk
  • 1920s
  • soup kitchen
  • 1910s
  • 1930s
  • red squad