The Brute Man his non-flashback scenes. Jane Adams was cast as the blind pianist Helen Paige. Adams had appeared in several Universal Pictures films before, including the Lon Chaney, Jr. film "House of Dracula" (1945). Jan Wiley was cast as Scott's wife, Virginia. Although Wiley had appeared in several movies throughout the 1930s and 1940s, "The Brute Man" marked one of her final film performances. It was also recalled as one of her most memorable film appearances along with another Universal Pictures B horror film, "She-Wolf of London". However, her performance in "The Brute Man" proved to be a less than memorable one
The Wolf Man (1941 film) times. Talbot’s lap dissolve transformation on screen only took seconds, while Chaney’s took almost ten hours. On April 27, 2004, Universal released "The Wolf Man" on DVD as part of the Universal Legacy Collection. This two disc edition included four films: The DVD collection also included the following bonus features: The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in 2012 as part of the Universal Classic Monsters Collection, alongside many other classic Universal horror films (including "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", and "The Invisible Man"). On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on , with a weighted average