''The Magnificent Brute'' is a 1936 American

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directed by John G. Blystone and starring

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and

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.Freese p.18 It was nominated for an

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for Best Art Direction by Albert S. D'Agostino and Jack Otterson.

Synopsis

Steve Andrews gets himself at a

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but soon makes an enemy of fellow worker Bill Morgan by winning a competition as the most productive worker and then beating him at

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. He wins the admiration of the

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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

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1936 films 1936 crime drama films American crime drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by John G. Blystone Universal Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub