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Ladies Love Brutes

  • 19301930
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
116
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POPULARITY
301,644
130,505
Mary Astor and George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
ComedyDrama
Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an Italian immigrant who has battled his way to success as a New York building contractor, decides to embark on a social career.Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an Italian immigrant who has battled his way to success as a New York building contractor, decides to embark on a social career.Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an Italian immigrant who has battled his way to success as a New York building contractor, decides to embark on a social career.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
116
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
301,644
130,505
  • Director
    • Rowland V. Lee
  • Writers
    • Zoe Akins(play "Pardon My Glove")
    • Waldemar Young(screenplay)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Bancroft
    • Mary Astor
    • Fredric March
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rowland V. Lee
  • Writers
    • Zoe Akins(play "Pardon My Glove")
    • Waldemar Young(screenplay)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Bancroft
    • Mary Astor
    • Fredric March
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    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor and Fredric March in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor and Fredric March in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor and George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor, Henry Armetta, George Bancroft, Lawford Davidson, and Stanley Fields in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor and George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor, George Bancroft, and Rowland V. Lee in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor and George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    George Bancroft, Lawford Davidson, and Stanley Fields in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
    Mary Astor and George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes (1930)

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    George Bancroft
    George Bancroft
    • Joe Forziati
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Mimi Howell
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Dwight Howell
    Stanley Fields
    Stanley Fields
    • Mike Mendino
    David Durand
    David Durand
    • Joey Forziati
    Ferike Boros
    Ferike Boros
    • Mrs. Forziati
    Freddie Burke Frederick
    • Jackie Howell
    • (as Freddie Burke Frederick)
    Margaret Quimby
    Margaret Quimby
    • Lucille Gates
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    • Slattery
    Lawford Davidson
    Lawford Davidson
    • George Windham
    Claud Allister
    Claud Allister
    • Tailor
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Tony, the Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    E.H. Calvert
    E.H. Calvert
    • Committeeman
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Donlin
    Mike Donlin
    • Kidnapper
    • (uncredited)
    John Elliott
    John Elliott
    • Contractor
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Slip
    • (uncredited)
    Frankie Genardi
      Robert Homans
      Robert Homans
      • Cop
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Rowland V. Lee
      • Writers
        • Zoe Akins(play "Pardon My Glove")
        • Waldemar Young(screenplay)
        • Herman J. Mankiewicz(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.

      User reviews5

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      4/10
      Rough but Ready
      The title suggest something slicker and faster moving, but actually takes a long time to tell a rather basic story in which everyone talks too much and too slowly. George Bancroft is fun as rough diamond Joe Forziati who spends a inordinate amount of time trying to smooth his rough edges before becoming smitten with socialite Mary Astor. The plot then moves from comedy to sentimentality to contrived until a dramatic finale with some superb atmospheric photography and action.
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      • Jan 27, 2018

      Details

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      • Release date
        • August 31, 1931 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Vedergällningens natt
      • Filming locations
        • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Paramount Pictures
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 20 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.20 : 1

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