Review of Brute Force (1947) by Michael H — 08 Aug 2013
Burt Lancaster is great, but OMG Hume Cronyn is just DYNAMITE in this Prison escape movie. Lancaster plays the gruff Joe Collins, a lifer who's looking to escape FAST. He's got a gang together, but he'll have to get by Captain Munsey first.
Honestly, when I saw Hume Cronyn's name in the credits, I thought he was going to play one of the prisoners, more or less the meek one. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine him as Munsey. He's so good playing the vicious and heartless warden, that he just totally walks away with the movie.
You should see this for Cronyn alone.
This review of Brute Force (1947) was written by Michael H on 08 Aug 2013.
Brute Force has generally received very positive reviews.
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