Monday, October 19, 2009

The Brute Man (1946)

Directed by Jean Yarbrough
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Image Entertainment)

Better than the first Creeper film House of Horrors, this one gives us background and more character development. While Hatton has a formidable physical presence, hid deadpan delivery is one dimensional. He becomes friends with a young blind woman who is oblivious to his deformities, sort of like the little girl in Frankenstein only older. At one point he kills a shopkeeper to get her a gift. The murders have no tension, he simply puts out his hands and strangles people with little resistance. His hideout, the "waterfront shack", has some atmosphere, but otherwise a typical PRC low-budget production.

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