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Heroes for Sale (1933) 7.5
The saga of Tom Holmes - a man of principles - from the Great War to the Great Depression. Will he ever get a break? His war heroics earn fame and a medal for someone else, and his wounds ... See full summary » Director:William A. Wellman |
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Tom
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Mary
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Ruth
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Roger
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Max
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Berton Churchill | ... |
Mr. Winston
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George Gibson
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Pa Dennis
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Robert McWade | ... |
Dr. Briggs
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Leader of Agitators
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Blind Soldier
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Laundry Company President
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Margaret Seddon | ... |
Jeanette Holmes
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Arthur Vinton | ... |
Captain Joyce
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Robert Elliott | ... |
'Red' Squad Policeman #1
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The saga of Tom Holmes - a man of principles - from the Great War to the Great Depression. Will he ever get a break? His war heroics earn fame and a medal for someone else, and his wounds result in a morpheme addiction that costs him a job, his reputation in his home town, and months in a clinic. He goes to Chicago, where he's enterprising and dedicated to his work and his fellow workers, but an invention he champions results in the opposite of his intentions, leading to loss of life and an unjust imprisonment. After release, during the Depression, he must face local "red squads" and vigilante groups jousting out jobless men. Will anyone see his true heroic character? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
17 June 1933 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Breadline See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Box Office
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$290,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Max Brinker: Naturally. That was before I had money.
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(uncredited)
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Played briefly upon the arrival at Winston Manor
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Director William A. Wellman used real hoboes for the fight scene and real laundry workers for the laundry scenes. See more »Goofs
A newspaper photograph showing the new equipment at the laundry mistakenly identifies Max Brinker as Hans Brinker. See more »Quotes
Thomas 'Tom' Holmes: You used to hate the capitalists.Max Brinker: Naturally. That was before I had money.
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Connections
Referenced in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) See more »Soundtracks
"The Girl I Left Behind Me"(uncredited)
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Played briefly upon the arrival at Winston Manor
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This is a terrific pre-code drama that is surprisingly leftist, even by the standards of the time. See the capitalist bosses exploit the workers! See the workers march against the bosses! See the cops smash their heads! It's all here, plus a hefty dollop of morphine addiction, in a must see for fans of thirties neo-realism.