A Modern Hero (1934)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1934-04-21
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Writers: Louis Bromfield , Gene Markey , Kathryn Scola
Language: English
Stars: Richard Barthelmess , Jean Muir , Marjorie Rambeau , Verree Teasdale , Florence Eldridge , Dorothy Burgess , Hobart Cavanaugh , William Janney , Arthur Hohl , Theodore Newton
Runtime: 71 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: A Modern Hero (Canada) , Un eroe moderno (Italy) , Herói Moderno (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Un héros moderne (France, French Republic) , Herói Moderno (Brazil) , Nowoczesny bohater (Poland) , A Modern Hero (United Kingdom) , A Modern Hero , A Modern Hero (United States of America) , El secreto de una noche (Spain) , 今日の男性 (Japan)
Plot: 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...
IMDB:tt0025510