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Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale (1933)

1933-06-17 · 72 min · Rating 7.00/10 (24 votes)

What good are medals on tortured breasts?

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

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1910s 1920s 1930s anti-communism automation bank clerk capitalism communist movement drug addiction great depression hunger riots innocent man imprisoned inventor labor organizer laundry morphine poverty pre-code presumed dead red squad run out of town soup kitchen street riots unrequited love vagrancy war veteran workers union world war i ww1 veteran