Heroes for Sale
What good are medals on tortured breasts?
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$290000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
72 min
Release Date
1933-06-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
23
Vote Average
7
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
Margaret Seddon
Jeanette Holmes
Arthur Vinton
Captain Joyce
Robert Elliott
'Red' Squad Policeman #1
John Marston
The Judge (voice)
Ward Bond
Red (uncredited)
Ronnie Cosby
Young Bill Holmes (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
Angry Laundry Worker (uncredited)
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