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Heroes for Sale (1933)

Heroes for Sale poster
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A war veteran returns home to face joblessness and addiction during the Great Depression. He struggles against personal setbacks and social prejudice while trying to build a decent life.

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What happens

Heroes for Sale is a 1933 American pre-Code tragedy film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, and Loretta Young, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures through its subsidiary First National Pictures. The 76-minute original is considered lost, but a 71-minute version is available from Turner Entertainment Co. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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