Act of violence
(DVD)
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Format
DVD
ISBN
9781419851216, 1419851217, 9781419856594, 1419856596
Physical Desc
1 DVD (175 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
DVD FEATURE ACT
1 available
DVD FEATURE ACT
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Air pilots -- Drama.
Bombardiers -- Drama.
Carjacking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film noir -- Feature.
Film noir.
Forensic pathology -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Bombardiers -- Drama.
Carjacking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film noir -- Feature.
Film noir.
Forensic pathology -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Language
English
ISBN
9781419851216, 1419851217, 9781419856594, 1419856596
UPC
012569797901, 085391150206
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Act of violence originally released as a motion picture in 1948; Mystery street originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Special features: Film historian commentaries by Dr. Drew Casper on 'Act of violence' and Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward on 'Mystery street; ' new featurettes "Act of violence: dealing with the devil" and "Mystery street: murder at Harvard; " theatrical trailers.
Participants/Performers
Act of violence cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter.
Participants/Performers
Mystery street cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson.
Description
Act of violence: Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be.
Description
Mystery street: Vivian is being brushed off by her rich, married boyfriend. To confront him, she hijacks Henry Shanway and his car from Boston to Cape Cod. Once there, she strands Henry. Months later, a skeleton is found on a lonely Cape Cod beach. Using the macabre expertise of Harvard forensic specialist Dr. McAdoo, Lt. Pete Morales must work back from bones to find the victim's identity and killer.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Language
English dialogue, French subtitles; closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wright, W. H., Richards, R. L., Young, C., Zinnemann, F., Taylor, F. E., Boehm, S., Brooks, R., Spigelgass, L., Sturges, J., Heflin, V., Ryan, R., Leigh, J., Astor, M., Thaxter, P., Montalbán, R., Forrest, S., Bennett, B., Lanchester, E., & Thompson, M. Act of violence .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William H. Wright et al.. Act of Violence. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William H. Wright et al.. Act of Violence .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wright, William H., et al. Act of Violence
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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