The Man Who Dared (1939 film)

The Man Who Dared is a 1939 American crime film directed by Crane Wilbur and written by Lee Katz. The film stars Jane Bryan, Charley Grapewin, Henry O'Neill, Johnny Russell, Elisabeth Risdon and James McCallion. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 3, 1939.

Plot
In the late 1930s, whistleblower, Stuart McCrary, and his wife, Mary, are killed by Nick Bartel and other henchmen of the town's corrupt mayor to prevent McCrary's upcoming grand jury testimony. The Carter family, living next door to the McCrarys, witness the murders. After the mayor uses intimidation, threats, assault and, finally, the kidnapping of the Carters' young son, Bill, to keep them from testifying against Bartel, only the boy's grandfather, Ulysses Porterfield, has the courage to testify. The family is placed under police protection before their grand jury appearance. However, Porterfield escapes, rescues Bill, and appears in court as the only cooperating witness, which presumably leads to criminal indictments against Bartel, the mayor and his corrupt organization.

Cast

 * Jane Bryan as Marge Carter
 * Charley Grapewin as Ulysses Porterfield
 * Henry O'Neill as Matthew Carter
 * Johnny Russell as Ted Carter
 * Elisabeth Risdon as Jessie Carter
 * James McCallion as Ralph Carter
 * Dickie Jones as Bill Carter
 * Frederic Tozere as Stephen Palmer
 * John Gallaudet as Nick Bartel
 * Grace Stafford as Mary McCrary