Brute Force
Brute Force
Release: 1947-07-16
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 7.3
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Mark Hellinger Productions
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Hoyt
as Spencer
Jack Overman
as Kid Coy
James Bell
as Crenshaw
Burt Lancaster
as Joe Collins
Hume Cronyn
as Capt. Munsey
Jay C. Flippen
as Hodges (guard)
Anita Colby
as Flossie
Frank Puglia
as Ferrara
Al Ferguson
as Guard (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
as Chef (uncredited)
Ray Teal
as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
Richard Gaines
as McCollum
James O'Rear
as Wilson
Paul Bryar
as Harry (uncredited)
Ann Blyth
as Ruth
Roman Bohnen
as Warden A.J. Barnes
Art Smith
as Dr. Walters
Charles Bickford
as Gallagher
Sam Levene
as Louie Miller #7033
Gino Corrado
as Italian Father Visiting Prison (uncredited)
John Harmon
as Roberts (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
as Muggsy
Sir Lancelot
as Calypso
Howard Duff
as Robert 'Soldier' Becker
Jeff Corey
as 'Freshman' Stack
Whit Bissell
as Tom Lister
Dale Van Sickel
as Guard in Machine Shop (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
as Gina Ferrara
Ella Raines
as Cora Lister