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A Modern Hero

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Original title

A Modern Hero

Year

1934

Running time

71 min.

Country

United States

Director

Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Screenwriter

Gene Markey, Kathryn Scola. Novel: Louis Bromfield

Cast

Music

Heinz Roemheld

Cinematography

William Rees (B&W)

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Drama | Circus. Alcoholism

Movie Groups

Louis Bromfield Adaptations

Synopsis

Pierre is a young and handsome circus rider whose mother has long tolerated his amorous adventures but becomes genuinely concerned when he actually falls in love. She reveals to him that he's the son of a wealthy man, whom she could not marry because of the circus life. But Pierre uses this knowledge as a springboard to wealth and fame himself, as an automobile maker in the early days of the industry, and as a munitions dealer when war breaks out. But his ambition seems to take its toll on all his relationships, and he seems unaware that he is over-reaching himself...

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A Modern Hero

1934

Georg Wilhelm Pabst