The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave
The Bold and the Brave
	Film poster
Directed by	Lewis R. Foster
Written by	Robert Lewin
Produced by	Hal E. Chester
Starring	Wendell Corey; Mickey Rooney; Don Taylor; Nicole Maurey; John Smith;
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Music by	Herschel Burke Gilbert (score) ; Mickey Rooney and Ross Bagdasarian (title song)
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	April 18, 1956 (US);
Running time	87 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.4 million (US)

The Bold and the Brave is a 1956 American World War II film written by Robert Lewin in his first screenplay based on some of his Italian Campaign experiences. It was directed by Lewis R. Foster and stars Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney, and Don Taylor. The film was produced by Filmmakers Production Organization and released by RKO. The title song for was cowritten by Mickey Rooney and Ross Bagdasarian, the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Plot[]

The film traces the destinies of three American soldiers stationed in Italy during World War II. Fairchild (Corey) is an idealist who doesn't believe in killing. Preacher (Taylor) is a religious zealot, who can't see anything in terms other than Good and Evil. Dooley (Rooney), an inveterate gambler who runs a floating crap game up and down the Italian front. A gambler and a World War II veteran himself, Rooney claimed to have adlibbed and directed his crap game sequence.^[3]

Cast[]

Wendell Corey as Fairchild
Mickey Rooney as Dooley
Don Taylor as Preacher
Nicole Maurey as Fiamma
John Smith as Smith
Race Gentry as Hendricks
Ralph Votrian as Wilbur
Wright King as Technician Fifth Grade
Stanley Adams as Master Sergeant
Bobs Watson as Bob
Tara Summers as Tina
Diana Darrin as Lina

Award nominations[]

The film received the following Academy Awards nominations:

References[]

^ "The Bold and the Brave: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
^ p. 216 Neibaur, James L. The Essential Mickey Rooney Rowman & Littlefield, 3 Mar 2016

External links[]

The Bold and the Brave at IMDb

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[1] "The Bold and the Brave: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[2] 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957

[3] . 216 Neibaur, James L. The Essential Mickey Rooney Rowman & Littlefield, 3 Mar 2016

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