Heroes for Sale

William A. Wellman
1933-06-17

What good are medals on tortured breasts?
7
72 min

Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds, a traumatized but courageous man who will experience, in the years to come, the pain of misfortune but also the happiness of success and hope and love for other human beings.

Cast

Name Character Team
Richard Barthelmess Tom Holmes Unowned
Aline MacMahon Mary Dennis Unowned
Loretta Young Ruth Loring Unowned
Gordon Westcott Roger Winston Unowned
Robert Barrat Max Brinker Unowned
Berton Churchill Mr. Winston Unowned
Grant Mitchell George Gibson Unowned
Charley Grapewin Pa Dennis Unowned
Robert McWade Dr. Briggs Unowned
G. Pat Collins Leader of Agitators Unowned
James Murray Blind Soldier Unowned
Edwin Maxwell Laundry Company President Unowned
Margaret Seddon Jeanette Holmes Unowned
Arthur Vinton Captain Joyce Unowned
Robert Elliott 'Red' Squad Policeman #1 Unowned
John Marston The Judge (voice) Unowned
Ward Bond Red (uncredited) Unowned
Ronnie Cosby Young Bill Holmes (uncredited) Unowned
Douglass Dumbrille Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited) Unowned
John "Skins" Miller Angry Laundry Worker (uncredited) Unowned