The Magnificent Brute

The Magnificent Brute

1936 · 77 min · ★ 6.8 · Romance, Drama

A love triangle forms the basis of this drama. It all begins in a steel mill when a steel worker ignores the besotted gazes of his landlady at the boarding house and falls in love with a gold-digger. His best friend also finds himself smitten by the seductive young woman. But when the one of the workers fritters away a collection that had been taken up for the wife of a deceased co-worker on a foolish bet, he and the vamp take off until the good-hearted landlady intervenes and convinces them to stay and take their lumps.

Directed by John G. Blystone · Written by Bertram Millhauser

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Victor McLaglen 'Big Steve' Andrews
Binnie Barnes Della Lane
Jean Dixon Blossom Finney
William Hall Bill Morgan
Henry Armetta Buzell
Ann Shepherd Mrs. Howard
Bill Burrud Pete Finney
Edward Norris Hal Howard
Raymond Brown Two-Up Mooney
Selmer Jackson Dr. Coleman
Adrian Rosley Papapolas
Etta McDaniel Lavolia

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