The brute man is a 1946 film about a facially deformed and mentally unhinged man, who wreaks his revenge on those who deformed him with a series of brutal murders. In 1946, universal topbilled him in the brute man, a film which poignantly echoed his own story in some respects. Only the blind girl is marginally sympathetic, but. It stars rondo hatton and was directed by jean yarbrough hal moffett was a football player in college who was trying to woo his best friendslashroommates girlfriend. Rondo hatton plays himself in this pseudobiographical tale of a deformed man and his attempts to seek revenge on his former classmates, as deformed men are oft wont to do. Brute force by jules dassin, starring burt lancaster, full.
The brute man 1946 jean yarbrough, rondo hatton, tom neal, jan wiley, drama, horror, thriller. His real name is hal moffat rondo hatton house of horrors, and hes got the strength of several men. A blind piano teacher jane adams befriends an acidscarred killer called the creeper rondo hatton. Some information andor images in this header may be provided either partially or in full from the movie database. Overview of the brute man, 1946, directed by jean yarbrough, with tom neal, jan wiley, jane adams, at turner classic movies. The brute man 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Both that and brute force were aug 1947 universal releases so a sort of movie trailer within another movie, which is quite unique. Of greatest interest are two fairly long selections the blues i wrote this for the kid and a stomping the kid and the brute that match illinois jacquet with fellow tenor great ben webster. Sculpted by justin mabry, the mask captures every detail of the amazing face of rondo hatton, also known as the brute man. The tragic rondo hatton, whose acromegalydisfigured face secured him meaty screen roles in universals horror films, had died of a heart attack some eight months before the release of his final film, the brute man. The brute man is a 1946 american horror thriller film starring rondo hatton as the creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face.
Child and monkey with fruit, portrait of man and ape, skulls of man and ape. It stars rondo hatton and was directed by jean yarbrough. An original vintage theatrical linenbacked onesheet movie poster 1sh. Jan 28, 2017 please subscribe my channel brute force is a 1947 american crime film noir directed by jules dassin, from a screenplay by richard brooks with cinematography by william h. Rent the brute man 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Rent the brute man 1946 starring rondo hatton and jane adams on dvd and bluray. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. This single cd reissues all of the music from a former lp and a teninch lp.
The brute man clocks in at under an hour, but for some reason it is packed with padding sequences. What shame universal pictures should have had in titling this, rondo hattons last film, at the studio that cashed in on his deformity in a series of films that began with a sherlock holmes film the pearl of death. The movie the inmates were watching was the egg and i 1947 starring fred macmurray and claudette colbert. After a chemistry mishap, a disfigured man seeks murderous revenge upon his old college mates he holds responsible. The brute man is a 1946 american film noir horror thriller film starring rondo hatton as the creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face. A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.
Burt lancaster is the timeworn joe collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, powertripping guard captain munsey a. Back in the mid 1940s, the only thing required to find fame in the movies was nothing more than some horribly disfiguring disease. How else to explain rondo hattons brief and unremarkable run as a screen heavy in a couple of low budget horror flicks released during the period. Le sexe fort film complet en francais 1946 comedie, drame. He hides in the bushes and pops out to meet joan, who doesnt recognize him when he says hes hal moffat. He was known for his unique facial features, which were. The brute man is fiftyeight minutes and was released in theaters on october 1, 1946. Hatton died before the release of the brute man, the last in a. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1946 freigegeben.
The brute man 1946 a facially deformed and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those who deformed him with a serie. Brute is a challenging game game having a minimalist aesthetic. Hatton plays former college student hal moffat, who when his face is destroyed in a chemical lab mishap vows to get even with those he holds responsible. Apart from the interest value of the origin, though, brute is a routine thriller.
This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Trick or treat studios and universal studios is proud to present the first officially licensed creeper mask from universal. Barlow after an illustration by johann jakob ihle from ebenezer siblys universal system of natural history, london, 1795. House of horrors 1946 66 min rondo hatton martin kosleck jonzee.
In real life, actor rondo hatton suffered from the disease of acromegaly, and brute man was his last film before he succumbed to the malady. The brute man is a 1946 horrorsuspense film about a deformed man seeking out revenge. Even though its only an hour, it seems to plod along forever. It is a game about time planning and finding offering an atmospheric soundtrack.
As hardhitting as its title, brute force was the first of jules dassins forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama that takes a critical look at american society as well. House of horrors the creeper, rondo hatton, 1946, the brute man latex halloween mask. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. The brute man 1946 classic horror film mod dvd disc only.
Fleeing from the police the creeper enters a blind womans apartment a starts off taking a liking to her. In some ways, the story of a goodlooking man becoming a misshapen monster is akin to rondos own reallife struggle with acromegaly, the disease which enlarged his hands, feet. House of horrors the creeper, rondo hatton, 1946, the brute. Gli video e rilassato in bhutan il 25 gennaio 1991 da tango adventure in suo edizione asiaview, raccolto presso settore portait unico in 59. This is a producers releasing corporation prc film, and as such, cannot be held to the same standards as other motion pictures, or rather, it wouldnt be, except it actually was a universal picture. The brute man 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. Home video amazon prime streaming classic horrors rating 5 out of 10 i thought the brute man was all right, but it was. Tom neal the brute man 1946 original 8 x 10 printed in a 8 12 x 11 white semigloss paper top quality image this is a reprint seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Brute man the 1946 a facially deformed and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those who deformed him with a series of brutal murders. A facially deformed and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he believes deformed him, with a series of brutal murders. The brute man 1946 torrent downloads download the brute man 1946 movie from torrent downloads selecting either torrent or magnet link and watch the brute man full movie on hd. A facially deformed and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on.
In fact it was the last film he appeared in and rondo had died earlier in 1946 before this screened. The brute man 1946 british board of film classification. A facially deformed and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he believes. In some ways, the story of a goodlooking man becoming a misshapen monster is akin to rondos own reallife struggle with acromegaly, the disease which enlarged his. Rondo hatton april 22, 1894 february 2, 1946 was an american journalist and occasional film actor with a minor career playing thuggish bit and extra parts in hollywood b movies, culminating in his elevation to horror movie starstatus with universal studios in the last two years of his life, and posthumously as a movie cult icon. Hal moffett was a football player in college who was trying to woo his best friendslashroommates girlfriend. The brute man was the final film for rondo hatton, who suffered from acromegaly, the disease that disfigured him and subsequently made him a horror movie icon. On the run from the police, moffat happens upon a blind woman named helen paige jane adams who helps him get away. The brute man is a 1946 american horror thriller film starring rondo hatton as the creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face directed by jean yarbrough, the film features tom neal and jan wiley as a married pair of friends the creeper blames for his deformities. Rondo hatton plays himself in this pseudobiographical tale of a deformed man and his attempts to seek revenge on his former classmates, as deformed men are oft wont to.
Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. It cant decide if it wants the creeper to be the main character, or maybe the two bumbling cops pursuing him, or maybe the folks hes trying to kill. Movies like the brute man 1946 maciste in hell 1925 the sign of death 1939 the bat 1959 the black cat 1941 cry of the werewolf 1944 the vampire bat 1933 the man without a body 1957 the patient in room 18 1938 war of the colossal beast 1958 attack of the puppet people 1958. Babcock directed by jean yarbrough starring rondo hatton, tom neal, jan wiley, jane adams released october 1, 1946 rt 58 min. Hal moffet aka the creeper is killing people he believes are responsible for his disfigurement. Directed by jean yarbrough, the film features tom neal and jan wiley as a married pair of friends the creeper blames for his deformities. The brute man 1946 jean yarbrough, rondo hatton, tom neal. With rondo hatton, tom neal, jan wiley, jane adams. The oncehandsome rondo hatton, star of the brute man, was diagnosed with acromegaly in his early twenties a disease that causes gross disfigurement by enlarging the bones in the face, hands, and feet. Drama horror thriller hal moffat who is taking wholesale revenge by murdering those he holds responsible for his predicament, is befriended by helen paige, a blind piano teacher, and he develops a warmth for her that leads him to add.
You could say that evelyn ankers is still the reigning queen of classical 1940s horror fare turned out by studios like rko, universal and monogram. It gives us some insight into who this murderer was before he started killing and why he started doing so, what we would today call an origin story. Yes, hes still a mad murderer who kills people with his bare hands. Jane adams also starred as a blind pianist for whom. Written by george bricker and m, coates webster original story by dwight v. The brute man is a 1946 film about a facially deformed and mentally unhinged man, who wreaks his revenge on those who deformed him with a series of brutal murders directed by jean yarbrough.
But there were a host of femme screamtales that populated the silver screen with their unique beauty, quirky style andor set of lungs ready to wail, faint or. The brute man 1946 june 16, 2014 february 7, 2019 monsterhunter. The brute man is a quasisequel to the house of horrors. Representation of the analogy betwixt man and brute. Certainly, the creeper in the brute man is the same creeper as in house of horrors, but while this is the second in that projected universal series, this is a prequel rather than a sequel. We see the creeper slinking away before the cops arrive. In the brute man 1946, the infamous killer known as the creeper aka. Its a poorly made, clumsily written, awkwardly paced, stiffly acted bmovie rush job, but the brute man 1946 deserves credit for being the only film to treat disfigured actor rondo hatton like a human being. The brute man universal pictures 1946 the dungeon express continues delivering the goods, heres the last movie rondo hatton appeared in after he died of a heart attack at age 51 in early 1946, a result of contracting the horrible disease, acromegaly, from a poison gas attack in wwi. Read the full synopsis of the brute man, 1946, directed by jean yarbrough, with tom neal, jan wiley, jane adams, at turner classic movies.
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