"The Violent Heart" is an American television play broadcast on February 6, 1958, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90.

Dana Wynter and Ben Gazzara starred.

Set on the Riviera, a young marquise buys a camera from a photographer.

The following performers received screen credit for their performances:[1][2] John Frankenheimer was the director and Martin Manulis the producer.

[3] The commercial sponsors were Kimberly-Clark (Delsey bathroom tissue and Kleenex tissues), Marlboro cigarettes, Bristol-Myers (Ban deodorant, Bufferin pain reliever, Vitalis hair tonic, and Ipan toothpaste), and the American Gas Association.