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      The Brute Man

      1946 1h 0m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 12% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A blind piano teacher (Jane Adams) befriends an acid-scarred killer called the Creeper (Rondo Hatton). Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Though obscure and just a mediocre film, film buffs have maintained an interest in it through the years because of their curiosity over the grotesque looking Rondo Hatton. Rated: B- Aug 13, 2015 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Often sad, often chlling Rondo Hatton Universal programmer. Rated: 3/5 May 25, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Jake M Very interesting movie, especially once you consider the time it was made and the histories of the actors in it. Namely, Rondo Hatton, who was actually deceased by the time this movie was released, and the fact that his condition was caused by his service in WWI. Or the classically stunning Jane Adam's whose husband was killed in action a few years prior to this film. It's a thought provoking look at the consequences of our actions and how people treat one another. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Watching some of the old MST3K episodes available for streaming on Hulu and Netflix (there is a different random selection on each platform). Whether it is Joel or Mike watching these awful movies with the bots I do not envy their torture. Their snarky comments add some entertainment value, but my ratings are based on the movie's quality itself and not the commentary broadcast from the satellite of love. Rondo Hatton suffered from acromegaly, a slowly progressing disease of deformity. He starred here as Hal Moffat AKA 'The Creeper,' a sympathetic monster in the style of Frankenstein's creation. In fact it was the last film he appeared in and Rondo had died earlier in 1946 before this screened. Hal Moffat seeks revenge on former scientific partners who left him in a chemical accident. There is even a sweet romance as a blind piano teacher played by Jane Adams treats him with the human compassion that he so rarely receives. The police drama tracking down The Creeper is not very interesting, but the film noir aesthetic is quite good. And every time Rondo Hatton is on screen I found myself drawn in to his plight. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Distasteful schlock is akin to watching a freak show. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An unusual and forget film of Universal Monsters Saga. I recomend it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member There's not a whole lot about The Brute Man that makes a whole lot of sense as a plot, but it basically works itself out if you pay close enough attention. I laughed particularly hard at the newspaper intertitles that basically moved the plot along while at the same time stopped it in its tracks with headlines like "Girl Helps Police Find The Creeper!" Of course this movie was made at a time before it became an enormous cliche, particularly in cartoons, but it's still pretty funny by today's standards. There's not a whole lot of good things to say about it. I found it mostly boring, but the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew certainly made it a little more entertaining. Otherwise you're not missing much if you never see it in your entire life. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The final film starring the disfigured actor Rondo Hatton, as a serial killer who falls for a blind woman. It was supposed to be the direction Universal was taking their horror films, using realism instead of fantasy lore. But this ended up being closer to an exploitation film with a disfigured man. With the death of Hatton, Universal did not want to capitalize on it, so they sold it off to a small studio and eventually to Mystery Science Theater. Probably one of the better movies featured on there, it's still really flawed. Incredibly hammy plotline with some subpar dialogue, but there are some pretty unsettling scenes in it, so it doesn't go to waste. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A blind piano teacher (Jane Adams) befriends an acid-scarred killer called the Creeper (Rondo Hatton).
      Director
      Jean Yarbrough
      Production Co
      Universal/Universal Int
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 10, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 0m