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The Brute Man (1946) was a Horror - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Jean Yarbrough and produced by Ben Pivar.

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THE BRUTE MAN

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 19, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

THE BRUTE MAN could be considered a "lost" Universal horror. It was made by that studio, but sold off to poverty row company PRC in 1946. Various sources state that Universal did this due to a change in policy concerning low-budget genre fare, but when one watches THE BRUTE MAN, and realizes how bad... Read full article


THE NADIR OF THE BRUTE MAN

By Terry Sherwood on Aug 31, 2013 From Nitrate from the Grave

Thought I would spend sometime writing about the Universal studios film THE BRUTE MAN (1946) as it seems to get ignored by many people as it is perhaps the lowest point from what the studio had produced. This picture as perhaps a few of you know had Rondo Hatton as ‘The Creeper” in what ... Read full article


THE NADIR OF THE BRUTE MAN

By Terry Sherwood on Aug 31, 2013 From Nitrate from the Grave

Thought I would spend sometime writing about the Universal studios film THE BRUTE MAN (1946) as it seems to get ignored by many people as it is perhaps the lowest point from what the studio had produced. This picture as perhaps a few of you know had Rondo Hatton as ‘The Creeper” in what ... Read full article


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Clifford Scott: Why did you come here?
Hal Moffet, the 'Creeper': I need money.


[first lines]
Police Dispatcher: Attention all cars, attention all cars: general alarm. Car 22, go to 733 Spring Avenue, it's a 341, that is all.


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Facts about

Completed in November 1945, released by PRC a year later on October 1,1946 (Rondo Hatton's final performance). This was a sequel to "House of Horrors", completed in September 1945. In between, Hatton shot "The Spider Woman Strikes Back" in October, all 3 features only seeing release after his death in February 1946.Hatton had first played The Creeper in the SHERLOCK HOLMES feature "The Pearl of Death"(1944),unrelated to the two follow-ups.
In England, the rating of H (Horrific) was created specifically for this film, and no one under 16 was allowed to see it.
Tristam Coffin, who appears briefly as a police lieutenant, doubles as the voice of the radio reporter.
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