ACT OF VIOLENCE (1949)
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Act of Violence
The manhunt no woman could stop!
Thriller
January 22, 1949
English
1h 22m
United States
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
$1,290,000
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
Cast & Characters
Van Heflin
Frank R. Enley
Robert Ryan
Joe Parkson
Janet Leigh
Edith Enley
Mary Astor
Pat
Berry Kroeger
Johnny
Taylor Holmes
Gavery
Harry Antrim
Fred
Connie Gilchrist
Martha
Will Wright
Pop
John Albright
Bellboy (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders
German (voice) (uncredited)
William Bailey
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Bystander (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Heavy Jowled Man (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr.
Bystander (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Conventioneer (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
Jim Drum
Policeman (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis
Bystander (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Robert L. Richards
Screenplay
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
William H. Wright
Producer