Love That Brute

Love That Brute (1950)

The Love Story of a Mug!

The story of a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee.

Date of release
1950-06-06
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Alexander Hall

Casting

Interesting facts

Love That Brute is a 1950 American comedy crime film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Paul Douglas and Jean Peters. The film is a remake of Tall, Dark and Handsome, a 1941 film also distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox.

Production

Cesar Romero, who plays Pretty Willie, also starred in the original film, Tall, Dark and Handsome, in which he portrayed the kind gangster. Studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck initially suggested actor Richard Basehart for the villain role before Romero was offered the part. The lead role was assigned to Paul Douglas in April 1949, with Jean Peters cast in June 1949.

Shooting took place in the summer of 1949 under the working title Turned Up Toes.

This was Arthur Treacher's penultimate film appearance; in 1964, he played Constable Jones in Mary Poppins.

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