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Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Directed by Phil Karlson

Crime | Film Noir

Most recently watched by sleestakk, Javitron, krazykat

Overview

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

Rated NR | Length 100 minutes

Actors

John Payne | Coleen Gray | Preston Foster | Neville Brand | Lee Van Cleef | Jack Elam | Dona Drake | Mario Siletti | Howard Negley | Carleton Young | Don Orlando | Ted Ryan | Orlando Beltran | Ray Bennett | Chet Brandenburg | Barry Brooks | Charles Cane | Edward Coch | James Conaty | Tom Dillon | George Dockstader | Paul Dubov | Paul Fierro | Eddie Foster | Dick Gordon | Tom Greenway | William Haade | Al Hill | Harry Hines | Paul Hogan | Don House | Vivi Janiss | Helen Kleeb | Paul Kruger | Mike Lally | Roger Moore | House Peters Jr. | Lee Phelps | Sam Pierce | Paul Ravel | Joey Ray | Carlos Rivero | Ric Roman | Frank J. Scannell | Sam Scar | Jack Shea | Charles Sherlock | Brick Sullivan | Charles Sullivan | Phil Tead | Archie Twitchell | George Wallace | Kay Wiley | Jeff York

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Viewing Notes

This has long been on my list of noirs to watch, so I’m glad to have finally done so.

The premise, three robbers hired by a fourth man, all masked and unknown to each other (except the boss), pull off the perfect heist. The wrinkle comes when an ex-con gone straight gets fingered for the job instead.

Full of classic shots and tough guy acting, Confidential is an iconic movie. The opening scenes do a great job of catching the feel of Kansas City and its criminal history.

The plot bogs down a bit about two-thirds of the way through, but still, very enjoyable.

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