Heroes for Sale
movie
What good are medals on tortured breasts?
Released June 17, 1933
Genres:
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.
Runtime
1h 12m
Budget
$290,000
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
Heroes for Sale
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch (German)
- Italiano (Italian)
Production Companies
First National Pictures
United States
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
