The_Valiant_(play)
The Valiant is a one-act play from the 1920s by Holworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass. It became a popular play for local theater groups, and is still performed today.
The play was copyrighted in 1920[1] and first appeared in McClure's magazine in 1921.[2] It first appeared on the stage about 1924, and first appeared on Broadway (for one night) in 1926. Running with success in vaudeville (with Bert Lytell),[3][4] it was made into a film of the same name in 1929 starring Paul Muni,[5] and as The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in 1940. The play became a favorite for amateur and local theater groups.[6][7][8]