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The Brute Man

The Brute Man

No woman was safe from his crushing arms...

19464.40h 58m

Overview

A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Written by Dwight V. Babcock, George Bricker, M. Coates Webster
Produced by Ben Pivar
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Top Cast

Rondo Hatton

Rondo Hatton

Hal Moffet AKA 'The Creeper'

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Clifford Scott

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Jan Wiley

Virginia Rogers Scott

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Helen Paige

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Police Captain M. J. Donelly

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Police Lieutenant Gates

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Fred Coby

Young Hal Moffet

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Janelle Johnson Dolenz

Joan Bemis (as JaNelle Johnson)

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Mary Ann Bricker

Mary Ann Obringer (uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin

Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited)

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Themes & Keywords

piano lessonsblack and whiterevenge motivedeformed manblind womanlaboratory accidentvicious killingsmorbidityacromegalystumped policesemi-prequelsemi-biographical

About The Brute Man

The Brute Man is a horror, thriller, crime film released in 1946 exploring themes of piano lessons, black and white, revenge motive, deformed man, blind woman, laboratory accident. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, it stars Rondo Hatton, Tom Neal, Jan Wiley. A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.

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