Name: The Brute Man
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1946
Rating: 33.666666666666664
Cast: Rondo Hatton, Tom Neal, Jan Wiley, Jane Adams, Donald MacBride

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No woman was safe from his crushing arms...

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

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Genres: Psychological Thriller Film Noir
Mood: DarkSuspensefulDisturbingMacabreOminous
Themes: Identity CrisisThe Cost Of RevengeBetrayalIsolationRedemption
Plot: Redemption ArcPsychological ManipulationUncovering Hidden IdentitiesBetrayal Within RanksSerial Killer Pursuit
Pacing: Increasing IntensityUnpredictableBuilding Suspense
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeFlashbacksUnreliable Narrator
Dialog: Inner MonologuePhilosophical Discussions
Character Types: Anti-HeroFemme FataleSerial Killer
Time: 1940s
Place: Urban CityscapeGothic Architecture
Cinematic Style: Long TakesFilm Noir AestheticsUse Of ShadowsHigh Contrast LightingDutch AnglesShadow Play
Costume and Set: Symbolic Use Of ColorsPeriod-Accurate CostumesElaborate Makeup

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Directed by:

Bernard B. Brown, Jean Yarbrough, Maury Gertsman

Written by:

M. Coates Webster, George Bricker

Produced by:

Ben Pivar

Cast

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

Tris Coffin

Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)

John Hamilton

Professor Cushman (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

Nurse (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

James Nolan

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Oscar O'Shea

Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)

Patrick McVey

Detective at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

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