A Modern Hero (1934)
A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
- Date of release
- 1934-04-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- G.W. Pabst
Casting
- Richard Barthelmess — Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
- Jean Muir — Joanna Ryan Croy
- Marjorie Rambeau — Mme. Azais
- Verree Teasdale — Lady Claire Benston
- Florence Eldridge — Leah Ernst
- Dorothy Burgess — Hazel Flint Radier
- Hobart Cavanaugh — Henry Mueller
- William Janney — Young Pierre Croy
- Arthur Hohl — Homer Flint
- Theodore Newton — Elmer Croy
- Maidel Turner — Aunt Clara Weingartner
- Mickey Rentschler — Young Pierre as a Child
Interesting facts
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.
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