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Heroes for Sale (1933)

01 Mar

76m; U.S.

Director: William Wellman

Cast: Loretta Young, Richard Barthelmess and Aline MacMahon

Synopsis: One of the most thrilling pre-code melodramas, Heroes for Sale follows working class hero Richard Barthelmess as he survives serious injury in WWI, overcomes a morphine addiction, faces unemployment, finds love (with Loretta Young) and a steady job, and tries to stop a vicious strike mob — and that¹s just in the first half! – Rochester Labor Film Series

 

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