Undercover reporter Ann Mason infiltrates a neo-fascist group that recruits disgruntled veterans, but amnesia prevents her from exposing them.Undercover reporter Ann Mason infiltrates a neo-fascist group that recruits disgruntled veterans, but amnesia prevents her from exposing them.Undercover reporter Ann Mason infiltrates a neo-fascist group that recruits disgruntled veterans, but amnesia prevents her from exposing them.
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Carole Donne
- Bess Taffel
- (as Carol Donne)
William Gould
- Mr. X
- (as ?)
Fred Aldrich
- Strong Arm Man in Riot
- (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
- United Defenders Committee Man
- (uncredited)
Barbara Bettinger
- Nurse in Chicago
- (uncredited)
John Breen
- Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Frank Cady
- Jepson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrank Cady's film debut.
- GoofsAnn took the film roll out of her secret bracelet camera with all the lights on in her apartment, potentially ruining all the photos on the roll.
- Quotes
Steve Fuller: Don't worry, honey. You'll remember your friends when you see them.
- Crazy creditsIn the end cast credits, the character of Mr. X, who is only seen in the movie in shadow, is listed as being portrayed by "?".
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Violence (1947) I recommend this one !
VIOLENCE (1947) is an offbeat crime film about a Los Angeles veterans organization, United Defenders, which is a front for racketeers and murderers.
Entertaining Noir ... films coming out of Hollywood that would later be dubbed film noir by French critics (and 1947 was a prime year for film noir).
Violence is a B-movie programmer . The film is a curious melding of postwar angst, mob drama, and amnesia.
It's almost a little too much plot for a 72-minute film. It's interesting enough and I enjoyed it, yet one senses the movie could have been better if the film was a bit more coherent .
A vague chronicle of a group run by ex-cons attempting to fleece veterans who at the time the film was made were having a difficult time readjusting to postwar US society. Violence, a movie that attempts to cash in on the fears and the tumult of a country trying to get back to work, and hoping to recover from too many years of war and depression.
Nancy Coleman stars as photojournalist Ann Dwire using the alias of Ann Mason, working undercover as a secretary to the organization's boss True Dawson (Emory Parnell) who reminds me a little of tough guy thespian Broderick Crawford.
Adorable Nancy Coleman (1912-2000) stars as an undercover reporter looking into a veteran's organization that promotes violence. She was active in the 40s and then switched to TV.
Coleman (HER SISTER'S SECRET) is an interesting actress and makes the film worth watching she is very wholesome and charming. VIOLENCE (1947) It's a delightfully noirish and a very obscure 1940's film . Dispite not being a top tier noir I recommend this one ! It is of great interest as an expression of murky political turmoil in the early US Cold War years. 7/10.
Entertaining Noir ... films coming out of Hollywood that would later be dubbed film noir by French critics (and 1947 was a prime year for film noir).
Violence is a B-movie programmer . The film is a curious melding of postwar angst, mob drama, and amnesia.
It's almost a little too much plot for a 72-minute film. It's interesting enough and I enjoyed it, yet one senses the movie could have been better if the film was a bit more coherent .
A vague chronicle of a group run by ex-cons attempting to fleece veterans who at the time the film was made were having a difficult time readjusting to postwar US society. Violence, a movie that attempts to cash in on the fears and the tumult of a country trying to get back to work, and hoping to recover from too many years of war and depression.
Nancy Coleman stars as photojournalist Ann Dwire using the alias of Ann Mason, working undercover as a secretary to the organization's boss True Dawson (Emory Parnell) who reminds me a little of tough guy thespian Broderick Crawford.
Adorable Nancy Coleman (1912-2000) stars as an undercover reporter looking into a veteran's organization that promotes violence. She was active in the 40s and then switched to TV.
Coleman (HER SISTER'S SECRET) is an interesting actress and makes the film worth watching she is very wholesome and charming. VIOLENCE (1947) It's a delightfully noirish and a very obscure 1940's film . Dispite not being a top tier noir I recommend this one ! It is of great interest as an expression of murky political turmoil in the early US Cold War years. 7/10.
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- Also known as
- La era del terror
- Filming locations
- 725 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(taxi chase passes the Eat 'n Shop restaurant)
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
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- 1.37 : 1
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