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The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

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Drama

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An "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire during an assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami on February 15, 1933.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

30 June 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Jan Novak

Zita Johann

Zita Johann

Teena Pavelic Novak

Joan Marsh

Joan Marsh

Joan Novak

Irén Biller

Irén Biller

Tereza Novak

Phillip Trent

Phillip Trent

Dick

June Lang

June Lang

Barbara Novak

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Yosef Novak

Douglas Cosgrove

Douglas Cosgrove

Dan Foley

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Judge Collier

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Sen. 'Honest John' McGuiness

Leonid Snegoff

Leonid Snegoff

Posilipo

Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Karel

Jay Ward

Jay Ward

Jan Novak as a Boy

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