Only the Brave

Name: Only the Brave
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1930-03-08
Duration: 1 h 6 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Gary Cooper, Mary Brian, Phillips Holmes, James Neill, Morgan Farley

IMDb ID: tt0021219 · Year: 1930 · Rating: 6.3 (123 votes)

Genres: Action · Drama · Mystery

A Union captain (Gary Cooper) in the Civil War volunteers for spy duty, then meets and falls for a Southern belle (Mary Brian).

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Only the Brave
Canada: Only the Brave (English)
United Kingdom: Only the Brave
Ireland: Only the Brave (English)
India: Only the Brave (English)
New Zealand: Only the Brave (English)
United States: Only the Brave
South Africa: Only the Brave (English)
Greece: Tharraleos spathistis (transliterated title)
Greece: Θαρραλέος σπαθιστής
Japan: 勇者ならでは (Japanese)
勇者ならではContent RatingPassedRelease Date1930-03-08Runtime66 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsgeneral
american civil war
spyFilming LocationsParamount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesParamount PicturesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021219/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0021219.jpgUpdated At2025-11-04T06:00:11

Directors

Frank Tuttle

Writers

Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Agnes Brand Leahy
Richard H. Digges Jr.
Keene Thompson

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Gary Cooper | Character: Capt. James Braydon
Actor: Mary Brian | Character: Barbara Calhoun
Actor: Phillips Holmes | Character: Capt. Robert Darrington
Actor: James Neill | Character: Vance Calhoun
Actor: Morgan Farley | Character: Lt. Tom Wendell
Actor: Guy Oliver | Character: Gen. U.S. Grant
Actor: John Elliott | Character: Gen. Robert E. Lee
Actor: E.H. Calvert | Character: The Colonel
Actor: Virginia Bruce | Character: Elizabeth
Actor: Elda Voelkel | Character: Lucy Cameron
Actor: William Le Maire | Character: The Sentry
Actor: Freeman Wood | Character: Elizabeth's Lover
Actor: Lalo Encinas | Character: Gen. Grant's Secretary
Actor: Ken Darby | Character: Singer
Actor: Jon Dodson | Character: Singer
Actor: The King's Men | Character: Quartet
Actor: Bud Linn | Character: Singer
Actor: Rad Robinson | Character: Singer
Actor: Clinton Rosemond | Character: The Butler

[Directors Group]
Name: Frank Tuttle | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Edward E. Paramore Jr. | Role: Writer
Name: Agnes Brand Leahy | Role: Writer
Name: Richard H. Digges Jr. | Role: Writer
Name: Keene Thompson | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hector Turnbull | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: W. Franke Harling | Role: Composer
Name: John Leipold | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Harry Fischbeck | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Doris Drought | Role: Editor

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Edith Head | Role: Costume Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Jack A. Goodrich | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Lewis E. McAfee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jesse L. Lasky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adolph Zukor | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021219/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: March 8, 1930
Canada: March 22, 1930 (Ottawa, Ontario, premiere)
Australia: May 3, 1930 (Sydney, New South Wales, premiere)
Australia: June 21, 1930 (Melbourne, Victoria, premiere)
Ireland: January 16, 1931
United States: January 23, 1960 (Charlotte, North Carolina, TV premiere)
United States: September 6, 2009 (Cinecon Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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