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The Valiant is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on May 19, 1929. [1] It is produced and directed by William K. Howard (his first sound film) and stars Paul Muni (in his film debut), Marguerite Churchill (in her feature film debut), and John Mack Brown .
The Valiant: Directed by William K. Howard. With Paul Muni, Marguerite Churchill, Johnny Mack Brown, DeWitt Jennings. After killing an unknown man for an unknown reason, a mysterious drifter turns himself to the law under a false name, intending to protect his own family's honor.
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- Drama
- William K. Howard
- 1929-05-19
Feb 10, 2024 · Made during the turbulent transition period between silent cinema and sound film, The Valiant (1929) is most famous today as the film debut of stage actor Paul Muni, who performed in New York's Yiddish theater under the name Muni Weisenfreund and became a star on the Broadway stage, where his talent for elaborate make-up and versatility with ...
An adaptation of a play by Holworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass, The Valiant stars Muni as a murderer who confesses his crime to the police, willingly accepts his death sentence and even pens a series of newspaper articles while on death row - "The Folly of Youth Crime" - to save others from his fate. Yet he never reveals his true identity to ...
- William K. Howard, Gordon Cooper
- Paul Muni
This 60-minute film earned two Oscar noms: best actor for Paul Muni (in his film debut), and and writing nom. A rather intriguing narrative setup has Muni turning himself in for murder, giving a false name, and refusing to give any information about the murder or offer an defense.
A man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives. Starring...
Paul Muni stands out here as the anonymous young man who walks into a police station and confess to a murder. Adopting a name ("Dyke") from a calendar hung on the wall, he is tried, convicted and sentenced to death.
