Ruhl, William

Scouts to the Rescue

Eagle Scout Bruce Scott (Jackie Cooper), leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack set off in search of lost treasure using a map provided by Tenderfoot scout, Skeets Scanlon (Bill Cody, Jr.). Scoutmaster Hale (Jack Mulhall) leaves the expedition to rush home to an ailing wife, but Bruce and the scouts push on, and the map leads them to "Ghost Town." The treasure turns out to be a large cache of counterfeit $20 bills and the plates used to print them. The troop also discovers a lost branch of Inca Indians living in the mountains still undetected in 1939. The tribe gives ferocious efforts to keep the scouts from discovering their Temple cave as it contains a huge radium deposit known to them only for its ability to heal wounds. Bonus Features: Bios| Trailers|Scene Selection Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital; 235 minutes; B/W; 1.33:1- Aspect Ratio; MPAA - R; Year - 1939; SRP - $19.99.

The Brute Man

Rondo Hatton had appeared briefly in such Hollywood classics as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Ox-Bow Incident, but his later status as a cult icon is kept alive by his roles in low-budget B thrillers. His massive, misshapen head, gigantic hands, and towering presence were the result of acromegaly, a disease that causes bones to be enlarged and misproportioned. The Brute Man was Hatton's last film and only headlining role--he died soon after filming. He stars as the Creeper, a mysterious killer taking his revenge on those he holds responsible for the accident that disfigured him, but whose heart is softened by a blind girl who befriends him--kind of a twisted take on Beauty and the Beast. The slapdash production suffers from an underwritten script and lackluster performances, but director Jean Yarbrough manages to inject some mood and a little style into the production, and even pulls a few surprises out of the otherwise mundane script. Tom Neal, who appears as the Creeper's next target, made his cult reputation with Detour. Hatton was never much of an actor, but he makes a startling presence shuffling through fog-shrouded streets and ducking around corners, and even elicits a little sympathy for a character so filled with hate that he becomes the monster he resembles. --Sean Axmaker

Lock your doors! Fasten the windows! "The Creeper" is on the loose and the police are powerless to stop his bloody rampage! A revenge tale of "B" proportions, "The Brute Man" is the story of Hal Moffat, a college student who is horribly disfigured in a laboratory accident. Years later, he returns to punish those responsible for his hideous fate.

The Ape Man

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Alimony

Criminals Within

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