- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Release: 1946-10-01
- Director: Jean Yarbrough
- Writers: George Bricker , M. Coates Webster , Dwight V. Babcock
- Language: English
- Stars: Rondo Hatton , Tom Neal , Jan Wiley , Jane Adams , Donald MacBride , Peter Whitney (I) (1916–1972) , Fred Coby , Janelle Johnson Dolenz , Carl Anders , Rodney Bell
- Runtime: 58 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Brute , Грубый человек , The Brute Man (United States of America) , The Brute Man , The Brute Man (United Kingdom) , Rastro de muerte (Mexico)
- Plot: 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 thievery and robbery - no big deal, he is out there anyway - to his murders so that she can be provided with the money for an operation.
- IMDB:tt0038387
The Brute Man Cast · · · ALL
Jean Yarbrough
Director
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
(I)
(1916–1972)
Police Lieutenant Gates
Fred Coby
Young Hal Moffet
Janelle Johnson Dolenz
Joan Bemis (as JaNelle Johnson)
Tristram 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)
William Ruhl
Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)
James Nolan
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Oscar O’Shea
Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
Patrick McVey
Detective at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)
Warren Jackson
Jeweler (uncredited)