Yesterday's Heroes

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Yesterday's Heroes
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds
Screenplay by Irving Cummings Jr.
William Conselman Jr.
Based onYesterday's Heroes
by William Brent
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring Jean Rogers
Robert Sterling
Ted North
Kay Aldridge
Russell Gleason
Richard "Dick" Lane
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Edited by Alfred DeGaetano
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 20, 1940 (1940-09-20)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Yesterday's Heroes is a 1940 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and William Conselman Jr.. The film stars Jean Rogers, Robert Sterling, Ted North, Kay Aldridge, Russell Gleason and Richard "Dick" Lane. The film was released on September 20, 1940, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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