Buy kansas city confidential movie posters from movie poster shop. The only thing that doesnt hold up where the special effects fight scenes. In the police annals of kansas city are written lurid chapters concerning the exploits of criminals apprehended and brought to punishment. This movie had john payne, coleen gray in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. Small bought the title kansas city confidential off john gait and lee montgomery. Kansas city confidential 1952 discussion moviechat. The trail leads him into mexico and a web of hired killers and. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 blackandwhite crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 noirheist movie about an armored truck that gets robbed of over a million dollars. Kansas city confidential 1952 tt0044789 a downonhisluck exgi finds himself framed for an armored car robbery.
John t from redding, ca us october, 27, 2003 kansas city confidental is a great movie by all standards. Indeed, in some strange way, its cheapness adds to its effectiveness. Despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised. Kansas city confidential 1952 in phil karlsons hardedged, tough, lowbudget, filmnoir bank heist tale set in kansas city missouri. 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. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 movie in the filmnoir genre, directed by phil karlson. He follows a trail that leads him to a web of hired killers and corrupt police in mexico. This film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. Viewing it many years later left me stunned that such a great bfilm could be made in 1952, looking so fresh and new, especially when compared against the current videogame action crap that were forced to digest. 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.
It tells its story with few frills, but with plenty of interesting details and a welltimed pace. For once, jack elam, lee van cleef and neville brand spend a lot more than their usual 4 12 minutes on the screen in kansas city confidential. Kansas city confidential film detective restored version. 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. Film noir misdaad film geregisseerd door phil karlson. It was the first contemporary crime drama small made after a series of swashbucklers. This absorbing crime drama is also one of the most wellcrafted movies of its genre. A mysterious fellow preston foster contacts a trio of criminals jack elam, neville brand, lee van cleef to help with a bank heist.
Kansas city confidential, starring john payne and coleen. One might also say that the first 30 minutes of the movie are hectic of course but the ridiculous love story that follows prevents this phil karlson film from obtaining the cult status. 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. The movie originally was called kansas city 117, the title based on a police code.
Kansas city confidential 1952 journeys in classic film. Kansas city confidential movie posters from movie poster shop. What starts as a typical heist film becomes a story of duplicity between good guys and bad about the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell to spare others. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir about an excon trying to go straight who is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to mexico in order to unmask the real culprits. As an impressionable lad kansas city confidential left no enduring mark on my psyche.
This movie had john payne, coleen gray in the lead roles of the film. Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt. An imaginative film noir classic, this is a fastpaced and. Other karlson movies that transcended their b movie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973. Big, is planning a bank heist from one of the armoured cars containing lots of bank money. Kansas city confidentials b movie roots are abundantly clear, but that doesnt keep it from being an effective little excursion into the world of film noir. Also, crowning the year as cinematographer of two movies like the narrow margin and kansas city confidential and on dangerous ground a year before. For everyone else out there this is a happening noir, well worth the viewing. The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence. See the article in its original context from november 29, 1952. Joe rolfe payne, a downonhisluck flower delivery truck driver is accused of being involved and is roughly interrogated by local police.
Filming started june 4, 1952, and was partly shot on santa catalina island, california, which. So it is with director phil karlsons kansas city confidential. Kansas city confidential movie clip lurid chapters. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. Kansas city confidential is an english movie directed by phil karlson released in the year 1952. Kansas city confidential 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch kansas city confidential 195 full movie free online. He walked by night richard basehart, film noir classic.
Joe rolf john payne, an excon, tries to make an honest living in kansas city. Gallery of 19 movie poster and cover images for kansas city confidential 1952. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir about an excon trying to go straight who is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to mexico in order to unmask the real culprits directed by phil karlson. Joe rolfe, played by john payne, is arrested by the police and is falsely. Like a gun in your face four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash.
Karlson and payne teamed up a year later for another blackandwhite film, this time a noir, titled 99 river street, followed by a 1955 color film, hells island. It was directed by phil karlson at his peak just after scandal sheet and right before 99 river street. 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 is one of the essential heist films, elements of it have reappeared in countless movies since like the thomas crown affair and the usual suspects. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film starring john payne and coleen gray. You can watch the complete 1952 noir crime picture, now in the public domain, and decide for yourself.
Opening scenes from director phil karlson with grim prologue then excop foster preston foster casing a bank job, observing delivery man joe john payne at work, in kansas city confidential, 1952. A downonhisluck exgi finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. Its a formally expansive work, the movie always seems to lilt. With john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand. Kansas city confidential 1952 directed by phil karlson. Shop kansas city confidential film detective restored version bluray 1952 at best buy. John payne and preston foster lead the cast but its the young jack elam, neville brand and lee van cleef that add the spice to this well written noir.
Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Karlson achieves a very paranoid atmosphere throughout the film, the. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a possible influence on reservoir dogs. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. Sep 04, 2017 despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised. Other karlson movies that transcended their bmovie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973. Kansas city confidential 1952 full movie full free movies film noir an excon trying to go straight is framed for a million. Not rated 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 11 november 1952 usa. Joe rolfe john payne, the man they framed to take the heat, gets his charges dropped, and the police offer him a reward if he can help recover the cash. Kansas city confidential, starring john payne and coleen gray, is presented at the globe.
John payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand en jack elam. Kansas city confidential has been ranked 3425 times, wins 45. A nameless, ruthless man tim foster, preston foster, who goes by the name of mr. John payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand, lee van cleef, jack elam, dona drake, mario siletti director. 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. Kc confidential is a 5 star example as to what makes a good crime story. For years kansas city confidential has languished in the public domain hell.
Tightly plotted and perfectly cast, kansas city confidential is film noir at its finest. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes. The four wear masks and remain strangers to each other, planning to reunite in mexico to divvy up the loot. Watch kansas city confidential online stream full movie.