The Magnificent Brute (1936 film)

The Magnificent Brute is a 1936 American drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Victor McLaglen, Binnie Barnes and Jean Dixon. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Albert S. D'Agostino and Jack Otterson.

Plot
Steve Andrews gets himself at a steel mill but soon makes an enemy of fellow worker Bill Morgan by winning a competition as the most productive worker and then beating him at arm wrestling. He wins the admiration of the landlady of the boarding house and her ten-year old son but then disappoints them both by moving to another lodging and taking up with Della, the girlfriend of his rival worker. Eventually he is able to redeem himself.

Cast
• Victor McLaglen as 'Big Steve' Andrews

• Binnie Barnes as Della Lane

• Jean Dixon as Blossom Finney

• William Hall as Bill Morgan

• Henry Armetta as Buzell

• Ann Preston as Mrs. Howard

• Bill Burrud as Pete Finney

• Edward Norris as Hal Howard

•  Raymond Brown as Two-Up Mooney

• Selmer Jackson as Dr. Coleman

•  Adrian Rosley as Papapolas

• Etta McDaniel as Lavolia

•  Zeni Vatori as Brains

• Charles C. Wilson as Murphy

• Esther Dale as Mrs. Randolph

• Michael Visaroff as 	Pussick

• Clarence Wilson as	Burke

• George Lloyd as Mike

• Harry Cording as  Demetrios

• Harry Tenbrook as Waiter

• Lee Phelps as 	Foreman

• Cy Kendall as Chief of Police

• Wade Boteler as Cop

• Frank Mayo as Cop

• Grace Cunard as 	Nurse

• Gertrude Astor as Townswoman

• Marla Shelton as Town Girl

• Ethan Laidlaw as Steelworker

• Lane Chandler as Steelworker

• Lee Shumway	Steelworker