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Kansas City Confidential. Kansas City Confidential is a 1952 American film noir and crime film directed by Phil Karlson starring John Payne and Coleen Gray. The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Secret Four. Karlson and Payne teamed a year later for 99 River Street, another film noir, followed by Hell's Island, a film noir in color.
A crime drama film-noir about an ex-con framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and his pursuit of the real culprits in Mexico. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Phil Karlson
- 1952-11-11
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic film noir Kansas City Confidential, directed by Phil Karlson and released in 1952. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
Rent Kansas City Confidential on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. A mysterious fellow (Preston Foster) contacts a trio of criminals (Jack Elam, Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef) to help with a ...
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- John Payne
- Phil Karlson
- Associated Players & Producers
A former G.I. is framed for an armored car robbery and tries to expose the real culprits in Mexico. IMDb provides the plot details, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this classic film noir.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) depicts a violent criminal underworld. The New York Times criticized the film for its excess use of violence: "An uncommon lot of face slapping, stomach punching, and kicking in the groin, the standard manifestations of the virulence of mobsters and criminals on the screen."
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A classic no-honour-among-thieves heist film noir, starring John Payne as a patsy who infiltrates a gang of double-crossers. The film features memorable masks, sweaty faces, and a cunning plot that inspired Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.
