- Actors: Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr.
- Directors: Gordon Douglas
- Writers: Charles Marquis Warren, Edmund H. North, Harry Brown
- Producers: William Cagney
- Format: Black & White, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Lions Gate
- Release Date: July 1 2008
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0017MO0WO
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Gregory Peck Series ... Only the Valiant (1951) ... Warner Bros.",
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This review is from: Only the Valiant (DVD)
Warner Bros. presents "ONLY THE VALIANT" (13 April 1951) (105 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Our story line and plot, "Only the Valiant" was based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren --- As our would be hero Capt. Richard Lance (Gregory Peck) is unjustly held responsible, by his intended Cathy Eversham (Barbara Payton) and his men for an Indian massacre death of another suitor Lt. Holloway. Holloway (Gig Young) is killed while escorting a dangerous Indian chief Tucsos (Michael Ansara) to another fort's prison, but the chief escapes --- Lance knows their fort is in danger of Indian attack, so he volunteers taking a small group of army misfits to an abandoned nearby army fort to defend a mountain pass against the oncoming Indian assault --- Stall for time is their mission until reinforcements from another fort arrive --- The men in this small group of malcontents, deserters, psychopaths & cowards all hate Capt. Lance & wish him dead --- Many of the men recognize that Lance's survival instincts, military knowledge & leadership are the only chance the group has of staying alive --- Among the film's misfits are Ward Bond (who almost steals the film) Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr., Neville Brand, Jeff Corey and Steve Brodie giving outstanding performances in every scene.Under the production staff of: Gordon M. Douglas - Director William Cagney - Producer Harry Brown - Screenwriter Edmund H. North - Screenwriter Charles Marquis Warren - Book Author Lionel Lindon - Cinematographer Franz Waxman - Composer (Music Score) Walter A. Hannemann - Editor Robert S. Seiter - Editor Wiard Ihnen - Production Designer Armor E. Marlowe - Set Designer SPECIAL FEATURES: BIOS: 1. Gregory Peck: Date of Birth 5 April 1916 - La Jolla, California Date of Death: 12 June 2003 - Los Angeles, California the cast includes: Gregory Peck ... Capt. Richard Lance Barbara Payton ... Cathy Eversham Ward Bond ... Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist Gig Young ... Lt. William Holloway Lon Chaney Jr. ... Trooper Kebussyan Neville Brand ... Sgt. Ben Murdock Jeff Corey ... Joe Harmony Warner Anderson ... Trooper Rutledge Steve Brodie ... Trooper Onstot Dan Riss ... Lt. Jerry Winters Terry Kilburn ... Trooper Saxton Herbert Heyes ... Col. Drumm Art Baker ... Capt. Jennings Hugh Sanders ... Capt. Eversham Michael Ansara ... Tucsos Nana Bryant ... Mrs. Drumm David Clarke ... Guardhouse Sentry John Doucette ... Sergeant John Halloran ... Wall Sentry Clark Howat ... Lt. Underwood Harlan Howe ... Junior Sergeant Claire James ... Jenny William Newell ... Corporal of the Guard William 'Bill' Phillips ... Sgt. Medical Assistant Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow Western Classics --- all my heroes have been cowboys! Total Time: 105 mins on DVD ~ Warner Home Video ~ (7/01/2008)
0 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gran actuacion de Gregory Peck en excelente western,
By Damian Rodríguez (Montevideo,Uruguay.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Only the Valiant (VHS Tape)
Only the valiant es un western que cumple con todas las reglas del genero. Sobresalen las actuaciones protagonicas de Peck y de Ward Bond en el papel de soldado borrachin. Es de destacar los valores morales del protagonista que se arriesga a una accion suicida para salvar su honor y el de la caballeria. Es memorable la escena en que el Cap.Lance (Peck) forma a la patrulla para explicarles por que eligio a cada uno para esa mision.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 80 of 82 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Western,
By Charles J. Rector - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Only the Valiant (VHS Tape)
Only the Valiant is an early example of what might be called the"impossible mission" movie subgenre. Flicks of this type have plots in which a certain number of men, ususally hard cases, are picked for a do or die mission in which there is a high degree of failure. Other notable films of this sort are The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare. Gregory Peck stars as Captain Richard Lance who is a commander of United States Cavalry stationed in the Wild West. Captain Lance needs to send an Apache Chief Tuscos (Michael Ansara), who harbors violent hatred of Americans, to a prison at another fort. Captain Lance sends Lieutenant William Holloway (Gig Young) to escort the chief. However, Indians attack the escort freeing the chief and killing Lieutenant Holloway. The chief then goes on to lead an Indian uprising against the Americans. Captain Lance is held responsible for the debacle by both his men and his girlfriend, Cathy Eversham (Barbara Payton). This is especially serious since Holloway was widely beloved. With the uprising, the fort that Captain Lance's troops are stationed at is vulnerable to attack. If the fort falls before reinforcements can arrive, then the territory and its settlers will be wide open to Indian attack. Captain Lance decides that the best course of action is to take a personally selected task force to a nearby fort that occupies a mountain pass that is a superior strategic position that was abandoned some time earlier. If that fort can hold out long enough for reinforcements to arrive, then the territory will be spared from Indian incursions. For this mission, Captain Lance decides that the only soldiers whose lives should be risked are the hard cases. These are the dregs of the army whose devotion to the cause is rather suspect. They include cowards, criminals, deserters and just plain malcontents. Among others, they are Corporal Timothy Gilchrist (Ward Bond), Trooper Kebussyan (Lon Chaney, Jr.) and Sergeant Ben Murdock (Neville Brand). The selected troopers, in turn, suspect that this is precisely why they have been chosen and they resent Captain Lance all the more for it. Needless to say, Captain Lance's work is cut out for him. He must meld men who have severe character flaws together into a cohesive unit. He must work in a confine of responsibility and honor that is every bit as narrow and have the potential for being dangerously conflicting as the pass that the bloodthirsty Apaches have to move through to attack the fort. Only the Valiant is a flick that could easily have been just another Western but in the hands of veteran director Gordon Douglas, it is a masterpiece of suspense. Douglas was one director who really understood just how to build suspense. This movie is atmospheric and intense and tells a story worth telling. It is filmed in stark black and white that only adds to the suspense. Douglas aimed to make a character driven Western and in that he succeeded admirably. 18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Art of Leadership,
By Chuck - Published on Amazon.com
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A great story on the type of man who can lead, and the many types of men who cannot. A previous reviewer mentioned Robert Ryan as one of the actors in this film. Actually, he's not in it.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Above average western,
By Robert Haro "cereberal" - Published on Amazon.com
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Very good western with strong cast. Gregory Peck does an excellent job as a captain in the cavalry wrongly blamed for the death of a popular officer at the hands of the Apaches. Film has much in the way of drama and suspense.
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