Eddie Valiant Eddie Valiant Edward "Eddie" Valiant is the main protagonist of the novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", and the film adaptation, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". In the original novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", Eddie Valiant is a fictional modern day California private detective hired by comic book star Roger Rabbit to investigate the workings of Roger's corrupt employers, the DeGreasy Brothers. When Roger is found dead, and his final words having been censored out, Valiant is soon sent on the case of tracking Roger's murderers. This original incarnation of Eddie is a heavy smoker and has a beard as well as
The Valiant (1929 film) The Valiant (1929 film) The Valiant is a 1929 American drama film released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on May 19, 1929. It is produced and directed by William K. Howard (his first sound film) and stars Paul Muni (in his film debut), Marguerite Churchill, and John Mack Brown. Although described by at least one source as a silent film containing talking sequences, synchronized music, and sound effects, "The Valiant" has continuous dialogue and is a full "talkie" made without a corresponding silent version. The credits (accompanied by organ music endemic to silent films), segue