The Man Who Dared (1946)
Overview
A crusading reporter plans his own arrest and conviction for first degree murder, trying to show that the death sentence should be outlawed when based on circumstantial evidence alone, but his plan goes awry.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.1468 |
Directed By
John Sturges
Crew
Edward Bock
John Sturges
Leonard S. Picker
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Maxwell Shane
Alex Gottlieb
George Brooks
Philip Tannura
James Crowe
George Duning
Charles Nelson
TOP CAST
Leslie Brooks
Lorna Claibourne
George Macready
Donald Wayne
Forrest Tucker
Larry James
Charles D. Brown
D. A. Darrell Tyson
Warren Mills
Felix
Richard Hale
Reginald Fogg
Charles Evans
Judge
Trevor Bardette
Police Sgt. Arthur Landis
William Newell
Police Sgt. Clay
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