| The Handsome Brute | |
| Director: | Robert Eddy |
| Screenplay: | Lillian Taft Maize |
| Starring: | William Fairbanks Virginia Lee Corbin Lee Shumway Robert Bolder J.J. Bryson Daniel Belmont |
| Cinematography: | George Meehan |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Handsome Brute is a lost[1] 1925 American silent drama film directed by Robert Eddy and written by Lillian Taft Maize. The film stars William Fairbanks, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lee Shumway, Robert Bolder, J.J. Bryson, and Daniel Belmont. The film was released on December 1, 1925, by Columbia Pictures.[2] [3] [4]
As described in a film magazine review, patrolman Larry O'Day loses his job on the police force due to a misadventure in which jeweler Thomas Egan's daughter Nelly is concerned. International famous detective John Granger is aiding the police in pursuit of the notorious Brady gang. Larry takes a hand in the game, and after a fight he captures Granger and two confederates while they were looting the Egan store. It transpires that the real Granger is dead, and a crook has been impersonating him. Larry is reinstated with the police force, promoted, and then marries Nelly.