The Brute Man
No woman was safe from his crushing arms...
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Produced by Universal Pictures
A dark, revenge-driven horror thriller centered on a disfigured man's violent vendetta, blending exploitation with a tragic portrait of monstrosity born from circumstance.
A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.
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Essence
Ensemble
Rondo Hatton
Hal Moffet AKA 'The Creeper'
Tom Neal
Clifford Scott
Jan Wiley
Virginia Rogers Scott
Jane Adams
Helen Paige
Donald MacBride
Police Captain M. J. Donelly
Peter Whitney
Police Lieutenant Gates
Fred Coby
Young Hal Moffet
Janelle Johnson Dolenz
Joan Bemis (as JaNelle Johnson)
Mary Ann Bricker
Mary Ann Obringer (uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Professor Cushman (uncredited)
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Like The Brute Man, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
