A Modern Hero
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A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
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Cast
17 people
Richard Barthelmess
Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
Known for
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Only Angels Have Wings
Jean Muir
Joanna Ryan Croy
Known for
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Marjorie Rambeau
Mme. Azais
Known for
Tobacco Road
Verree Teasdale
Lady Claire Benston
Known for
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Florence Eldridge
Leah Ernst
Known for
The Divorcee
Inherit the Wind
Dorothy Burgess
Hazel Flint Radier
Also in
In Old Arizona
Black Moon
Hobart Cavanaugh
Henry Mueller
Known for
Captain Blood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Janney
Young Pierre Croy
Known for
Bonnie Scotland
Arthur Hohl
Homer Flint
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Whole Town's Talking
Theodore Newton
Elmer Croy
Known for
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Friendly Persuasion
Maidel Turner
Aunt Clara Weingartner
Known for
The Raven
State of the Union
Mickey Rentschler
Young Pierre as a Child
Known for
Boys Town
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
G.W. Pabst Director · Kathryn Scola Screenplay Gene Markey Screenplay
United States release April 21, 1934 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 3, 1934
Premiere
United States · April 21, 1934
Theatrical
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