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Kansas city confidential 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. During his detention, he is beaten up and tortured by police. The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence. Kansas city confidential 1952 journeys in classic film. Kansas city is a rhythm and blues song written by jerry leiber and mike stoller in 1952. Oct 30, 2016 kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand, lee van cleef and jack elam.
Kansas city confidential on dvd 014381145021 from image ent directed by phil karlson. When hes finally released for lack of evidence, after having been beaten up and tortured by the police, he sets out to discover who set him up, and why. An armored truck is robbed of over a million dollars. Like a gun in your face four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash.
Staring neville brand, preston foster, jack elam and john payne. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville. Kc confidential is a 5 star example as to what makes a good crime story. Karlson was among the toughminded hollywood directors whose noirthemed work film programmer steve brown introduced to club 57 audiences. Luckily, however, karlsons kansas city confidentialhas been an exception.
Kansas city confidentials bmovie roots are abundantly clear, but that doesnt keep it from being an effective little excursion into the world of film noir. Italia latinoamerica magyarorszag nederland new zealand norge osterreich. When hes finally released for lack of evidence, after having been. John payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand, lee van cleef. Five minutes to live free amazing bank heist movie stars johnny cash. Other karlson movies that transcended their bmovie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973. Kansas city confidential 1952 watch hot english movies. Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis.
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The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Kansas city confidential 2002 a mysterious fellow preston foster contacts a trio of criminals jack elam, neville brand, lee van cleef to help with a bank heist. Joe rolfe john payne is an excon on the road to rehabilitation when he s framed for a million dollar robbery staged by tim foster preston s. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt expoliceman timothy foster preston s. Kansas city confidential 1952 usa esp sub video dailymotion. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray.
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The film was known particularly for its brutality, and it later developed a cult following. Video codec is 1080pavc mpeg4 and audio is dtshd master audio 2. The film was released in the united kingdom as the secret four. With john payne, coleen gray, lee van cleef, jack elam. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a possible influence on reservoir dogs. The trail leads him into mexico and a web of hired killers and corrupt cops. When they cant prove it was him, he goes on a quest to find the culprits and enters into the murky underworld of killers and corrupt policemen. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a film noir in color this film is now in the public domain in home video and metrogoldwynmayer. Star of forties and fifties film noir who appeared in.
Kansas city confidential internet movie firearms database. Kansas city confidential is an american film directed by phil karlson, released in 1952. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a film noir in color. It tells its story with few frills, but with plenty of interesting details and a welltimed pace. Kansas city confidential free a film noir gem that inspired. When he is finally released due to lack of evidence, he embarks on a journey to mexico in order to discover who set him up and what their motivations were. Joe rolfe payne, a downonhisluck flower delivery truck driver is accused of being involved and is roughly interrogated by local police. First recorded by little willie littlefield the same year, the song later became a charttopping hit when it was recorded by wilbert harrison in 1959. Jul 12, 2017 kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. In kansas city confidential, four robbers hold up an armored truck, getting away with over a million dollars in cash. Its brutal, hardedged, and unflinching, but its also livened by a distinct streak of optimism. Kansas city confidential 1952 an ex gi is framed for an armed robbery,put into jail and tortured. An excon trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
When they cannot prove it was him, he goes on a quest to find the culprits and the reasonshe enters into the murky underworld of killers and corrupt policemen. In kansas city confidential, preston foster plays tim foster, an embittered excop forced to retire over some unspecified incident, who blackmails three hoods into helping him to commit an armed robbery. Kansas city confidential s bmovie roots are abundantly clear, but that doesnt keep it from being an effective little excursion into the world of film noir. Kansas city confidential full movie great quality 1952. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Joe rolfe john payne, a downonhisluck delivery driver who is accused of involvement in the heist, sets out to discover who set him up and to exact revenge. Coleen gray, the darkhaired beauty who stood out in such film noir thrillers as kiss of death, nightmare alley and kansas city confidential, has died. Kansas city confidential film by karlson 1952 britannica. Another crime boss, another dangerously eccentric gang of gunmen, some corrupt policing, and a.
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