The Valiant
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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.
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.
The play's plot is actually quite convoluted. The basic story of the plot is that a half an hour before a murderer's execution, the Warden and the Prison Chaplain attempt to discern the prisoner's identity. He meets his long lost sister, although the end is slightly ambiguous if one is not paying attention. The play ends with the exit of the murderer, the Chaplain and the Warden.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Muni) and Best Writing, Achievement.
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.
On April 28 and 29th of 2006, The Valiant was portrayed by Clayton Schuster in the first annual Monroe Fine Arts Festival (aka: Schusterfest) in Fairbanks, Alaska. It starred Nolan Raapana (Warden Holt), David Duncan (James Dyke), Ceon Harris (Father Daly), Brigitte Simmons (Josephine Paris), and Sayrah Langenberg Miller (Wilma the Guard).
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