---
title: 'The Brute Man (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Yarbrough'
released: '1946-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brute-man-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038387/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Brute Man (1946)

1946 · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Brute Man is a 1946 American horror thriller film starring Rondo Hatton as the Creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, the film features Tom Neal and Jan Wiley as a married pair of friends the Creeper blames for his deformities. Jane Adams also stars as a blind pianist for whom the Creeper tries to raise money for an operation to restore her vision. The film is a prequel to House of Horrors (1946).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Yarbrough](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-yarbrough)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maury Gertsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maury-gertsman)

## Cast

- [Tom Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-neal)
- [Poni Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/poni-adams)
- [Peter Whitney](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-whitney)
- [Jan Wiley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-wiley)
- [Rondo Hatton](https://cinepixo.com/people/rondo-hatton)
- [Janelle Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/janelle-johnson)
- [Jane Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-adams)
- [Donald MacBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-macbride)
- [Oscar O'Shea](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-o-shea)

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