The Handsome Brute

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The Handsome Brute
Directed byRobert Eddy
Screenplay byLillian Taft Maize
Starring William Fairbanks
Virginia Lee Corbin
Lee Shumway
Robert Bolder
J.J. Bryson
Daniel Belmont
Cinematography George Meehan
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 1, 1925 (1925-12-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Handsome Brute is a lost [1] 1925 American silent drama film directed by Robert Eddy and written by Lillian Taft Maize. The film stars William Fairbanks, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lee Shumway, Robert Bolder, J.J. Bryson, and Daniel Belmont. The film was released on December 1, 1925, by Columbia Pictures. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [5] patrolman Larry O'Day loses his job on the police force due to a misadventure in which jeweler Thomas Egan's daughter Nelly is concerned. International famous detective John Granger is aiding the police in pursuit of the notorious Brady gang. Larry takes a hand in the game, and after a fight he captures Granger and two confederates while they were looting the Egan store. It transpires that the real Granger is dead, and a crook has been impersonating him. Larry is reinstated with the police force, promoted, and then marries Nelly.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Handsome Brute [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Handsome Brute (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hal Erickson. "The Handsome Brute (1925) - Robert Eddy". AllMovie. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Handsome Brute". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ Pardy, George T. (February 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Handsome Brute", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (8): 910, retrieved March 20, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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