The Brute Man

The Brute Man

No woman was safe from his crushing arms...

1946 · 58 min · ★ 4.6 · Horror, Thriller, Crime

A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough · Written by Dwight V. Babcock

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