Brute Force

Movie Summary: Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins’ dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey’s chains?

Queer Film LA Says: For a glimpse of how badly queer characters were portrayed under the Hayes Code, when outright depictions were forbidden, check this film from American Cinematheque's "NOIR CITY" festival. The sadistic villain, a warden of this men's prison, is coded as both a gay man and a Nazi.