Act of Violence

Release Date:

Dec 21, 1948

Running Time:

1:22

Genre:

Crime Drama

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Cast:

Van Heflin	Frank R. Enley
Robert Ryan	Joe Parkson
Janet Leigh	Edith Enley
Mary Astor	Pat
Phyllis Thaxter	Ann Sturges
Berry Kroeger	Johnny
Taylor Holmes	Gavery

Producers:

William H. Wright

Writers:

Collier Young, Robert L. Richards

Language:

English

Related Programs:

Kiss Me Deadly

Out of the Past

Bad Day at Black Rock

Side Street

Cornered

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank actually aided his Nazi captors, and he closely guards this secret. Frank's shameful past comes back to visit him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making the turncoat pay for his betrayal. As Joe closes in on Frank, the traitor goes into hiding, abandoning his wife, Edith, who has no clue about her husband's wartime transgressions.

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