The Abysmal Brute (film)

The Abysmal Brute
Directed by	Hobart Henley
Written by	Andrew Percival Younger
Based on	The Abysmal Brute by Jack London
Starring	Reginald Denny Mabel Julienne Scott Charles K. French
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 15, 1923 (1923-04-15)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Abysmal Brute is a 1923 American silent sports drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Reginald Denny, Mabel Julienne Scott, and Charles K. French. It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel The Abysmal Brute by Jack London.

Premise

A boxer raised in the mountains by his father comes to San Francisco and enjoys great success, but his lack of social skills means he struggles to romance the socialite he has fallen in love with.

Cast

• Reginald Denny as Pat Glendon, Jr
• Mabel Julienne Scott as Maude Sangster
• Charles K. French as Pat Glendon, Sr
• Hayden Stevenson as Sam Stubener
• David Torrence as Mortimer Sangster
• George Stewart as Wilfred Sangster
• Buddy Messinger as Buddy Sangster
• Crauford Kent as Deane Warner
• Dorothea Wolbert as Mrs. MacTavish
• Julia Brown as Violet MacTavish
• Harry Mann as Abe Levinsky
• Kid Wagner as Battling Levinsky
• Jack Herrick as Rough House Ratigan
• Irene Haisman as Gwendolyn
• Nell Craig as Daisy Emerson
• Will Walling as Farrell

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• The Abysmal Brute at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie