The Man Who Dared (1946 film) explained

The Man Who Dared
Director:John Sturges
Starring:George Macready
Forrest Tucker
Producer:Leonard S. Picker
Cinematography:Philip Tannura
Editing:Charles Nelson
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Distributor:Columbia Pictures
Runtime:66 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:less than $100,000[1]

The Man Who Dared is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by John Sturges, which serves as the first film he directed.

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 a death sentence could be erroneously issued based on circumstantial and flawed evidence and that the death penalty should be abolished.

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. Glenn Lovell, Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges, University of Wisconsin Press, 2008 p38