Act of Violence (1948)
| Release Date | 21 December 1948 |
| Tagline | The manhunt no woman could stop! |
| Genre | Thriller, Film-Noir, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Angel's Flight Railway, Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, German |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Film Noir, Crime Drama |
| Mood | In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Dangerous Friends, Home From the War |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Tense, Bleak, Ominous, Gloomy |
| Tags | Chase, Guilt, Hitman, Husband And Wife, POW/MIA, Prostitute/prostitution, Survivor, Veteran [military] |
Act of Violence is a 1948 film noir directed by Fred Zinnemann and adapted for the screen by Robert L. Richards from a story by Collier Young, featuring performances by Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, and Janet Leigh.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Taylor Holmes
Gavery
Harry Antrim
Fred
Will Wright
Pop
John Albright
Bellboy
Rudolph Anders
German Voice
William Bailey
Convention Party Drunk
Margaret Bert
Bystander
Douglas Carter
Heavy Jowled Man
Bill Cartledge
Newsboy
Fred Datig Jr.
Bystander
Sayre Dearing
Conventioneer
Rex Downing
Teenage Boy
Jim Drum
Policeman
Phil Dunham
Convention Party Drunk
Dick Elliott
Convention Party Drunk
Mary Jo Ellis
Bystander
Everett Glass
Hotel Night Clerk
A. Cameron Grant
Man at Bar
Don Haggerty
Policeman
Tom Hanlon
Radio Commentator
Larry Holt
Georgie Enley
Leslie Holt
Georgie Enley
Wesley Hopper
Policeman
Paul Kruger
Policeman
Rocco Lanzo
Teenage Boy
Ann Lawrence
Bystander
Nolan Leary
Voice
Wilbur Mack
Convention Party Drunk
Mickey Martin
Teenage Boy
Walter Merrill
Man at Bar
Howard M. Mitchell
Bartender
Ralph Montgomery
Man at Bar
Roger Moore
Wino Pedestrian
David Newell
Bystander
George Ovey
Bystander
Garry Owen
Auto Rental Company Attendant
Ralph Peters
Tim the Bartender at Columbus Bar
William 'Bill' Phillips
War Vet Speaker at Dedication
Florita Romero
Girl
Fred Santley
Convention Party Drunk
Frank J. Scannell
Bell Captain
Hans Schumm
German Voice
Irene Seidner
Old Woman
Robert Skelton
Cab Driver
Robert R. Stephenson
Bartender in Dive
Brick Sullivan
Conventioneer
Phil Tead
Hotel Day Clerk
Harry Tenbrook
Man
Roland Varno
German Voice
Eddie Waglin
Bellboy
Director
Writer
Robert L. Richards
Producer
William H. Wright
producer
Original Music
Bronislau Kaper
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Cinematographer
Robert Surtees
Editor
Conrad A. Nervig
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Art Director
Hans Peters
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Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Helen Rose
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn
makeup designer
Art Department
Henry Grace
associate set decorator
Sound Department
Music Department
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Warner Home Video
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