Act of violence
(DVD)

Two movies on one disc. Originally packaged together as part of a set: Film noir classic collection : 10 timeless suspense thrillers.

Title from container.

Act of violence originally released as a motion picture in 1948; Mystery street originally released as a motion picture in 1950.

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.

Act of violence: produced by William H. Wright ; screenplay by Robert L. Richards ; story by Collier Young ; directed by Fred Zinnemann ; music, Bronislaw Kaper.

Mystery street: produced by Frank E. Taylor ; screenplay by Sydney Boehm and Richard Brooks ; story by Leonard Spigelgass ; directed by John Sturges.

Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter.

Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson.

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.

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.

Not rated.

DVD format; Region 1, full screen (1.33.1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.

This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.

In English with French subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).