Brute Force (#383) USED Women in Prison The “Red Shoes” Sketches

The “Red Shoes” Sketches

M*A*S*H) interviews a reclusive aging pianist (Curt Jurgens

herself fleeing from an uncomfortable domestic situation

As he tries to repay an old prison debt

NEW Puppet Master – An Interview With Writer Don Mancini

Brute Force (#383) USED Women in Prison The “Red Shoes” SketchesAs hard hitting as its title, Brute Force was one of Jules Dassins first forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama with a scathing critique of the punitive American incarceration system at its heart. Burt Lancaster is the timeworn Joe Collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power tripping guard Captain Munsey (a riveting Hume Cronyn). Only Collinss dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he