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Love That Brute

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  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Love That Brute (1950)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
A Chicago mobster falls in-love with a high-morals young governess but he must keep up the appearances of being a honest businessman and a dedicated single-dad if he hopes to woo her.A Chicago mobster falls in-love with a high-morals young governess but he must keep up the appearances of being a honest businessman and a dedicated single-dad if he hopes to woo her.A Chicago mobster falls in-love with a high-morals young governess but he must keep up the appearances of being a honest businessman and a dedicated single-dad if he hopes to woo her.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
155
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  • Director
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin
    • Karl Tunberg(screenplay "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
    • Darrell Ware(screenplay "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
  • Stars
    • Paul Douglas
    • Jean Peters
    • Cesar Romero
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  • Director
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin
    • Karl Tunberg(screenplay "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
    • Darrell Ware(screenplay "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
  • Stars
    • Paul Douglas
    • Jean Peters
    • Cesar Romero
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Paul Douglas, Jean Peters, and Keenan Wynn in Love That Brute (1950)
    Keenan Wynn in Love That Brute (1950)
    Paul Douglas, Jean Peters, Peter Price, and Keenan Wynn in Love That Brute (1950)
    Paul Douglas and Jean Peters in Love That Brute (1950)
    Cesar Romero, Paul Douglas, and Jean Peters in Love That Brute (1950)
    Paul Douglas and Jean Peters in Love That Brute (1950)
    Love That Brute (1950)
    Cesar Romero, Paul Douglas, and Jean Peters in Love That Brute (1950)
    Love That Brute (1950)

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    Paul Douglas
    Paul Douglas
    • E.L. 'Big Ed' Hanleyas E.L. 'Big Ed' Hanley
    Jean Peters
    Jean Peters
    • Ruth Manningas Ruth Manning
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Pretty Willie Wetzchahofskyas Pretty Willie Wetzchahofsky
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Bugsy Welchas Bugsy Welch
    Joan Davis
    Joan Davis
    • Mamie Sageas Mamie Sage
    Arthur Treacher
    Arthur Treacher
    • Quentin, Hanley's Butleras Quentin, Hanley's Butler
    Peter Price
    • Harry the Kid Jr.as Harry the Kid Jr.
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Biff Sageas Biff Sage
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    • Burly Lieutenantas Burly Lieutenant
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • François Ducray aka Frenchyas François Ducray aka Frenchy
    Dorothy Neumann
    Dorothy Neumann
    • Undetermined Roleas Undetermined Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Richard Allan
    Richard Allan
    • Backup Chorus Man, Paradise Clubas Backup Chorus Man, Paradise Club
    • (uncredited)
    Lester Allen
    Lester Allen
    • Al Allen, Theatrical Produceras Al Allen, Theatrical Producer
    • (uncredited)
    Rodney Bell
    • Mug at Partyas Mug at Party
    • (uncredited)
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Landladyas Landlady
    • (uncredited)
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    • Woman on Ship with Necklaceas Woman on Ship with Necklace
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Chaney
    • Butch, the Newsboyas Butch, the Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Party Attendantas Party Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alexander Hall
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin
      • Karl Tunberg(screenplay "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
      • Darrell Ware(screenplay "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
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    Storyline

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    In 1928, Big Ed Hanley, boss of a gang of Chicago racketeers, has money and power, but he is bored. Watching some kids play in the park, he sees Ruth Manning and is interested at once. He tells her he has a couple of kids and gives her the job of taking care of them. He moves Mamie in as a housekeeper, but the best he can scrape up as a son is Harry, a pint-sized monster. A couple of henchmen sent by to rub Big Ed out by his rival, Pretty Willie, are relieved of their hardware by Quentin, Ed's butler, and Bugs, his right-hand man. They march them downstairs, supposedly to drop in the river, but actually leave them in a very nice jail maintained by Ed for gangsters who drop by to rub him out. Ed's problems include keeping Ruth, who has begun to like him, from finding out about his activities, increasing his family, and keeping uninvited guests from dropping by. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
    • 1920s
    • 1930s
    • mobster
    • governess
    • child
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    • Taglines
      • The Love Story of a Mug!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A remake of Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) in which Cesar Romero had the lead role, and Sheldon Leonard played the character that Romero plays here.
    • Goofs
      Though the movie takes place in 1928, the clothes and hairstyles are those of 1950.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Unguarded Moment (1951)

    User reviews5

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    Top review
    10/10
    Delightful!
    Although heavy set Paul Douglas is no match for a pretty young thing like Jean Peters, the movie works. Peter Price, the wise-cracking youngster - whom Douglas hires to pass as his son in order to get Peters's attention - is probably the funniest kid that has ever appeared on the big screen. There's a well choreographed musical number, which Miss Peters and some eight men in tux perform. Telling too much about the movie may give away the element of surprise at the end. It takes place in the roaring twenties, complete with gangsters and molls. Arthur Treacher does his famous butler, Joan Davis is quite funny, and Cesar Romero (who played the main character in the original version TALL DARK AND HANDSOME) is great as Doublas's foe. Even the romantic elements are a joy to watch and make you laugh. I hope Fox markets this one on VHS soon.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Turned up Toes
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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