The Man Who Dared (1946 film)
The Man Who Dared is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by John Sturges.
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| Directed by | John Sturges |
| Produced by | Leonard S. Picker |
| Written by | Edward Bock Malcolm Stuart Boylan Alex Gottlieb Maxwell Shane |
| Starring | George Macready Forrest Tucker |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than $100,000[1] |
Plot
It tells the story of a reporter who concocts a false case so as to get himself convicted for first degree murder. He does this to prove that the death sentence can be given based on circumstantial evidence and that it is to be done away with.
Cast
- Leslie Brooks as Lorna Claibourne
- George Macready as Donald Wayne
- Forrest Tucker as Larry James
- Charles D. Brown as Dist. Atty. Darrell Tyson
- Warren Mills as Felix
- Richard Hale as Reginald Fogg
- Charles Evans as Judge
- Trevor Bardette as Police Sgt. Arthur Landis
- William Newell as Police Sgt. Clay
See also
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
- Bidugade (1973)
- Abhilasha (1983)
- The Life of David Gale (2003)
References
- Glenn Lovell, Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges, University of Wisconsin Press, 2008 p38
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