Underplayed Gems

A Modern Hero (1934)

A Modern Hero poster
Directed by
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man rises from poverty to wealth and success. He pursues romance and ambition, but his choices lead to complications and emotional struggles.

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What happens

A Modern Hero is a 1934 American pre-Code romance drama film starring Richard Barthelmess and directed by G. W. Pabst. It is based on the novel with the same title by Louis Bromfield. It was Pabst's only American talking film and the next-to-last film that Barthelmess made under contract to Warner Bros. Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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