The Valiant
1929 | 66m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William K. Howard |
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| Writer: | Tom Barry |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 1929 |
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| Director: | William K. Howard |
| Writer: | Tom Barry |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | death row, mute |
| Production Companies | Fox Film Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Muni | James Dyke |
| Marguerite Churchill | Mary Douglas |
| Johnny Mack Brown | Robert Ward |
| DeWitt Jennings | Warden Holt |
| Edith Yorke | Mrs. Douglas |
| Clifford Dempsey | Police Lieutenant |
| Richard Carlyle | Father Daly |
| Henry Kolker | Judge |
| Sherwood Bailey | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| George Chesebro | Liberty Bondsman (uncredited) |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Dannie Mac Grant | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| Henry Hall | Harold Everett Porter (uncredited) |
| Barton Hepburn | Joe Douglas as a Youth (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Newspaper Printer (uncredited) |
| Lillian Lawrence | Spinster on Train (uncredited) |
| Billy O'Brien | Boy (uncredited) |
| Helen Parrish | Little Child on Train (uncredited) |
| George C. Pearce | Dr. Edmondson (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Bill the Guard (uncredited) |
| Buster Slaven | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| Don Terry | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Delmar Watson | Little Boy Who Falls Down (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Tom the Printer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William K. Howard | Director |
| Robert Middlemass | Theatre Play |
| Holworthy Hall | Theatre Play |
| Tom Barry | Dialogue, Adaptation |
| John Hunter Booth | Dialogue |
| Frank McKenzie | Sound |
| Jack Dennis | Editor |
| Glen MacWilliams | Additional Photography |
| J. Gordon Cooper | Assistant Director |
| Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| William Fox | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William K. Howard | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
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. When his fate is published, as well as his photo, in the press a young girl and her ... mother wonder that he might be their long lost brother/son and set out to try establish the truth. The story is curious - it gives us surprisingly little to go on until the last fifteen minutes when we are treated to a wonderfully poignant denouement with the Oscar nominated Muni and "Mary" (Marguerite Churchill). It's more a film to appreciate because of it's cinematic significance - a very early and well made - if simple - talkie, but as a story it is really rather under-cooked for the most part and the supporting efforts add little to the intrigue.