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Encyclopedia > The Valiant

The Valiant is a 1929 film which tells the story of a man condemned to execution who tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives. It stars Paul Muni, Marguerite Churchill, DeWitt Jennings, Henry Kolker, Edith Yorke, Richard Carlyle and Johnny Mack Brown. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 For the comedy writer and actor, see Paul Mooney Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards. ... Henry Kolker (November 13, 1870 - July 15, 1947) was an American movie actor and director. ... Johnny Mack Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an All-American college football player and successful film actor. ...


The movie was adapted by Tom Barry and John Hunter Booth from the play by Halworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass. It was directed by William K. Howard. Thomas (Tom) Barry (July 1, 1897-July 2, 1980) was an Irish guerrilla leader and revolutionary. ...


It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Muni) and Best Writing, Achievement. Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...

The Valiant is also a 1962 film directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Roy Ward Baker is a British film director born in 1916. ... John Mills as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the Thames Television science-fiction serial Quatermass (1979). ... Robert Shaw may mean: Robert Shaw (footballer) Robert Shaw (actor) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

It was recently portrayed by Clayton Schuster in the first annual Monroe Fine arts Festival (aka: Schusterfest)in Fairbanks, Alaska. It starred Nolan Raapana, David Duncan, Ceon Harris, Brigitte Simmons, and Sarah Langenberg Miller.

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