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Public domain theater presents another great public domain film from. Kansas city confidential 1952 tt0044789 a downonhisluck exgi finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. Should phil karlsons kansas city confidential also make it in. The film was released in the united kingdom as the secret four. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. John payne in kansas city confidential 1952 neville brand in kansas city. 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 1952 journeys in classic film. A downonhisluck exgi finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. Joe rolfe payne, a downonhisluck flower delivery truck driver is accused of being involved and is roughly interrogated by local police. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Kc confidential is still the best, always a treat to watch. 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 is a low budget bgrade film noir that holds up quite well 60 years after its theatrical release.
Kansas city confidential trailer directed by phil karlson. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes. Even at its original price it would be worth it but i was lucky to be in the right place at the right time and got me. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery. So it is with director phil karlsons kansas city confidential.
This film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. Despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised. As an impressionable lad kansas city confidential left no enduring mark on my psyche. The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence. 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. Orjinal ad kansas city confidential the secret four kansas city 117 yap.
Karlson and payne teamed up a year later for 99 river street, another noir, followed by a 1955 color film noir, hells island. Joe rolfe john payne, a downonhisluck delivery driver who is accused of. According to wikipedia the plot was inspiration for quentin tarantinos reservoir dogs. I remembered that it was about a bunch of old guys in suits who rob a bank then have a falling out. For noir lovers, this movies pure bliss as brand, van cleef, and especially. Kansas city confidential 1952 free streaming video. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. You can watch the complete 1952 noir crime picture, now in the public domain, and decide for yourself. Kansas city confidential 1952, usa john payne, coleen. Its brutal, hard edged, and unflinching, but its also livened by a distinct streak of optimism. 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.
This absorbing crime drama is also one of the most wellcrafted movies of its genre. A nameless, ruthless man tim foster, preston foster, who goes by the name of mr. 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. Kansas city confidential 1952 full length classic film. Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis. Kansas city confidential is een amerikaanse film noir uit 1952 onder regie van phil karlson. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a. This package includes a bluray and dvd of an absolute gem from film noir s golden era kansas city confidential. The film was marketed with the tagline exploding like a gun in your face. Therefore, its likely that foster did mail the bottom half of the cars he simply. This movie has it, ham fisted cops,lowlife chain smoking,gum chewing thugs,cute. The film was marketed with the tagline exploding like a. Big, is planning a bank heist from one of the armoured cars containing lots of bank money. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film starring john payne and coleen gray.
For years kansas city confidential has languished in the public domain hell. Kc confidential is a 5 star example as to what makes a good crime story. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a possible influence on reservoir dogs. Watch kansas city confidential online watch online anytime.
Kansas city confidential 1952 kansas city confidential. 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. 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. Indeed, in some strange way, its cheapness adds to its effectiveness. In kansas city confidential, four robbers hold up an armored truck, getting away with over a million dollars in cash. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten.
Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. Kansas city confidential written by george bruce and harry essex directed by phil karlson u. If kansas city confidential was a meal, it would consist of a plate full of spice but no meat. Preston foster is the former head of detectives for the kansas city police, who was forced to leave his post because of a change in city political structures that he did not prepare for. But it is the purpose of this picture to expose the amazing operations of a man who conceived and executed a perfect crime, the true solution of which is not entered in any case history, and could well be entitled kansas city confidential. Watch kansas city confidential online 1952 movie yidio. 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. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a film noir in color. When hes finally released for lack of evidenceafter having been beaten up and tortured by the policehe sets out to discover who set him up, and why. Read the full synopsis of kansas city confidential, 1952, directed by phil karlson, with john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, at turner classic movies. 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. John payne is a excon who drives a florist truck and one of his usual stops is a delivery next door to a bank.
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