Heroes for Sale

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Heroes for Sale is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film that follows a World War I veteran’s struggles with addiction, unemployment, and social injustice during the Great Depression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOnEvent World War I
cinematographyBy Sidney Hickox
countryOfOrigin United States
director William A. Wellman
distributor Warner Bros.
editedBy Owen Marks
era pre-Code Hollywood
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
filmFormat black-and-white
follows World War I veteran
genre drama
hasTheme class conflict
drug addiction
economic hardship
social reform
veterans' reintegration
mainCharacter Tom Holmes
medium feature film
musicBy Leo F. Forbstein
narrativeLocation United States
originalLanguage English
portrays addiction
labor unrest
police repression
social injustice
unemployment
producer Hal B. Wallis
Ray Enright
productionCompany Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1933-06-17
releaseYear 1933
runtimeMinutes 76
screenwriter Robert Lord
linked to: Robert H. Lord

Wilson Mizner
setDuring Great Depression
starredActor Aline MacMahon
Grant Mitchell
Loretta Young
Richard Barthelmess
Robert Barrat
timePeriodDepicted early 1930s
post-World War I era

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Richard Barthelmess notableWork Heroes for Sale
Aline MacMahon notableWork Heroes for Sale