The Magnificent Brute (1936 film)

The Magnificent Brute
The Magnificent Brute
	Film poster
Directed by	John G. Blystone
Written by	Lewis R. Foster; Owen Francis; Bertram Millhauser
Produced by	Edmund Grainger; Charles R. Rogers
Starring	Victor McLaglen
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Arthur Lange
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 11, 1936;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Magnificent Brute is a 1936 American drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Victor McLaglen, Binnie Barnes and Jean Dixon.^[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Albert S. D'Agostino and Jack Otterson.^[2]

Synopsis[]

Steve Andrews gets himself at a steel mill but soon makes an enemy of fellow worker Bill Morgan by winning a competition as the most productive worker and then beating him at arm wrestling. He wins the admiration of the landlady of the boarding house and her ten-year old son but then disappoints them both by moving to another lodging and taking up with Della, the girlfriend of his rival worker. Eventually he is able to redeem himself.

Cast[]

Victor McLaglen as 'Big Steve' Andrews
Binnie Barnes as Della Lane
Jean Dixon as Blossom Finney
William Hall as Bill Morgan
Henry Armetta as Buzell
Ann Preston as Mrs. Howard
Bill Burrud as Pete Finney
Edward Norris as Hal Howard
Raymond Brown as Two-Up Mooney
Selmer Jackson as Dr. Coleman
Adrian Rosley as Papapolas
Etta McDaniel as Lavolia
Zeni Vatori as Brains
Charles C. Wilson as Murphy
Esther Dale as Mrs. Randolph
Michael Visaroff as Pussick
Clarence Wilson as Burke
George Lloyd as Mike
Harry Cording as Demetrios
Harry Tenbrook as Waiter
Lee Phelps as Foreman
Cy Kendall as Chief of Police
Wade Boteler as Cop
Frank Mayo as Cop
Grace Cunard as Nurse
Gertrude Astor as Townswoman
Marla Shelton as Town Girl
Ethan Laidlaw as Steelworker
Lane Chandler as Steelworker
Lee Shumway Steelworker

References[]

^ Freese p.18
^ "NY Times: Magnificent Brute". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2008.

Bibliography[]

Freese, Gene. Classic Movie Fight Scenes: 75 Years of Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914-1989. McFarland, 2017.

External links[]

Magnificent Brute at IMDb

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[1] Freese p.18

[NY_Times-2] "NY Times: Magnificent Brute". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2008.

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