The Valiant
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
May 19, 1929
Popularity
1
Director
William K. Howard
Producer
William K. Howard
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Cast
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)
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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.
