Kansas city confidential is a 1952 noirheist movie about an armored truck that gets robbed of over a million dollars. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Watch kansas city confidential online stream full movie. Although the title would suggest that the story takes place in kansas city, most of the film actually takes place at a fictitious resort and port in mexico. In kansas city confidential, four robbers hold up an armored truck, getting away with over a million dollars in cash. The four wear masks and remain strangers to each other, planning to reunite in mexico to divvy up the loot. Released july 26th, 2002, kansas city confidential stars john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt. John t from redding, ca us october, 27, 2003 kansas city confidental is a great movie by all standards. Like a gun in your face four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash. Kansas city confidential movie clip you were framed, then. Kansas city confidential was the only film made by edward smalls shortlived associated players and producers, a company formed by small, sol lesser and sam briskin. Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis. The musical score of kansas city is integrated into the film, with modernday musicians recreating the kansas city jazz of 1930s the film was entered into the 1996 cannes film festival.
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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. Watch kansas city confidential 195 full movie free online. Jun 20, 2015 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. Buy kansas city confidential movie posters from movie poster shop. An obvious influence on quentin tarantinos reservoir dogs, this riveting 99minute potboiler builds its escalating suspense on the fate of reformed excon joe rolfe john payne, whose floral delivery truck matches a duplicate truck used in a kansas city bank heist. Joe rolf john payne, an excon, tries to make an honest living in kansas city. 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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He recruits three desperate thugs to help him, but wears a mask while. In kansas city confidential, perennial movie bad guys lee van cleef, neville brand and jack elam play thugs and criminal associates. Not guilty of a bank job, delivery man joe john payne being grilled by investigator martin carleton young and not backed by his boss phil tead, early in phil karlsons kansas city confidential, 1952. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. For once, jack elam, lee van cleef and neville brand spend a lot more than their usual 4.
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Joe rolfe, played by john payne, is arrested by the police and is falsely accused of being involved in the. 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. Indeed, in some strange way, its cheapness adds to its effectiveness. Kansas city confidential s b movie roots are abundantly clear, but that doesnt keep it from being an effective little excursion into the world of film noir. Cinematographer george diskant deserves all the praise. Kansas city confidential watch full episodes and clips. Kansas city confidential movie trailer and videos tv guide. Kansas city confidential 1952 in phil karlsons hardedged, tough, lowbudget, filmnoir bank heist tale set in kansas city missouri. Kansas city confidential, starring john payne and coleen gray, is. In the police annals of kansas city are written lurid chapters concerning the exploits of criminals apprehended and brought to punishment. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 movie in the filmnoir genre, directed by phil karlson. Kansas city confidential 1952 full movie full free movies film noir an excon trying to go straight is framed for a million. Kansas city confidential has little to do with the midwestern city in its title most of the movie takes place in mexico, but thats where its twisted plot commences. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes.
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