The Brute Man

The Brute Man(1946)

10/01/1946 (US)Horror, Thriller, Crime0h 58m
4.5

"No woman was safe from his crushing arms..."

Overview

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

Jean Yarbrough

Director

M. Coates Webster

Writer

Dwight V. Babcock

Story

George Bricker

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Rondo Hatton

Rondo Hatton

Hal Moffet AKA 'The Creeper'

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Clifford Scott

Jan Wiley

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

Fred Coby

Fred Coby

Young Hal Moffet

Janelle Johnson Dolenz

Janelle Johnson Dolenz

Joan Bemis (as JaNelle Johnson)

Mary Ann Bricker

Mary Ann Bricker

Mary Ann Obringer (uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin

Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Professor Cushman (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

Beatrice Roberts

Nurse (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

William Ruhl

William Ruhl

Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

James Nolan

James Nolan

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)

Patrick McVey

Patrick McVey

Detective at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

Warren Jackson

Warren Jackson

Jeweler (uncredited)

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Part of the The Creeper Collection

A Universal Production film series including House of Horrors and The Brute Man starring Rondo Hatton as "The Creeper". The series, however, was canceled after Hatton died of complications from acromegaly before either film was released.

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THE BRUTE MAN 1946 Faux Trailer

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