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Act of Violence   1948         N/R, 82 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Fred Zinnemann   Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter, Berry Kroeger, Taylor Holmes, Will Wright, Connie Gilchrist, Harry Antrim, Don Haggerty, Mary Jo Ellis, Rex Downing, Sayre Dearing, John Albright   After returning home at war's end, disabled ex-soldier Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) tracks down prison-camp informer Frank R. Enley (Van Heflin), Joe's former commanding officer, to avenge the death of his buddies. Frank learns that Joe is looking for him, and he tells his wife Edith (Janet Leigh) that Joe is mentally ill and then leaves for Los Angeles for a convention. Joe contacts Edith and tells her that Frank is responsible for many deaths, and she follows Frank to Los Angeles to warn him—with Joe close on her heels. Cast Van Heflin Frank R. Enley Robert Ryan Joe Parkson Janet Leigh Edith Enley Mary Astor Pat Phyllis Thaxter Ann Berry Kroeger Johnny Taylor Holmes Gavery Will Wright Pop Connie Gilchrist Martha Harry Antrim Fred Don Haggerty Policeman Mary Jo Ellis Bystander Rex Downing Teenage Boy Sayre Dearing Conventioneer John Albright Bellboy