Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Produced by Wesley Ruggles
Written by Barry Benefield (novel)
Claude Binyon
Starring Gladys George
Arline Judge
John Howard
Music by Frederick Hollander
Cinematography Leo Tover
Editing by Otho Lovering
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) 7 October 1936
Running time 110 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie is a 1936 film which tells the story of a woman who runs an orphanage, fighting for the children against tough odds. It stars Gladys George, Arline Judge, Harry Carey, Isabel Jewell and Hattie McDaniel.

The movie was adapted by Claude Binyon from the novel by Barry Benefield. It was directed by Wesley Ruggles.

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Gladys George).

In 1938, the Three Stooges made a short called Violent is the Word for Curly, a takeoff on the name of this then-popular film.

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