Act of Violence (1948)
The manhunt no woman could stop!
82 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 1949
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Bronislau Kaper
- Budget
- $1,290,000
- Box office
- $1,129,000
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Cast
- Van Heflin as Frank R. Enley
- Robert Ryan as Joe Parkson
- Janet Leigh as Edith Enley
- Mary Astor as Pat
- Phyllis Thaxter as Ann
- Berry Kroeger as Johnny
- Taylor Holmes as Gavery
- Harry Antrim as Fred
- Connie Gilchrist as Martha
- Will Wright as Pop
- John Albright as Bellboy (uncredited)
- Rudolph Anders as German (voice) (uncredited)
- William Bailey as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
- Margaret Bert as Bystander (uncredited)
- Barbara Billingsley as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
- Douglas Carter as Heavy Jowled Man (uncredited)
- Bill Cartledge as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Sayre Dearing as Conventioneer (uncredited)
- Rex Downing as Teenage Boy (uncredited)
- Phil Dunham as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
- Dick Elliott as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
- Mary Jo Ellis as Bystander (uncredited)
- Everett Glass as Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
- Don Haggerty as Policeman (uncredited)
- Mahlon Hamilton as Wino Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Tom Hanlon as Radio Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
- Larry Holt as Georgie Enley (uncredited)
Crew
- Fred Zinnemann · Director
- Robert L. Richards · Writer
- Collier Young · Writer
- William H. Wright · Producer
- Bronislau Kaper · Composer
- Robert Surtees · Cinematographer
- Conrad A. Nervig · Editor