Radar men from the moon 1952 the lost city 1935 undersea kingdom 1936 flash gordon conquers the universe 1940. An uncommon lot of face slapping, stomach punching, and kicking in the groin, the standard manifestations of the virulence of. 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. Program for 2017 noir city film festival, january 2029, pg 1. For over a week, retired kansas city police captain tim foster watches the southwest bank and the flower shop next door to ascertain the timing of each businesss delivery trucks. Its brutal, hardedged, and unflinching, but its also livened by a. Kansas city confidential was filmed in 1952 with john payne playing a excon down on his luck.
This film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. It moves right along and the ending is quite satisfactory. Front page of the 8 december 1941 issue of the kansas city star kansas city, missouri here is the front page of the kansas city star on 8 december 1941, as war is declared by congress and america enters world war ii. Another crime boss, another dangerously eccentric gang of gunmen, some corrupt policing, and a complicated armored car robbery. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Kansas city confidential manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Each one of the more than 6,100 newspapers in genealogybanks online historical newspaper archives has its own search page. Rolfe is eventually cleared, but he decides to track down the. Karlson achieves a very paranoid atmosphere throughout the film, the. In kansas city confidential, four robbers hold up an armored truck, getting away with over a million dollars in cash. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. Video codec is 1080pavc mpeg4 and audio is dtshd master audio 2.
This data set contains call record data from the 311 call center in kansas city, mo. There, he tangles with tough guys neville brand and lee van cleef, who are as deep in the dark as he is, and falls for good girl coleen gray, under the suspicious eye of her. On the lam, joe takes on the identity of a dead hoodlum. Ilou film editor buddy small original music paul sawtelle written by rowland brown, harold r. More issues of the kansas city star available in our.
Kansas city police historical society added 7 new photos from february 2019 at kansas city, mo regional police academy. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse. Joe rolfe payne, a downonhisluck flower delivery truck driver is accused of being involved and is roughly interrogated by local police. Behind its lackluster title, kansas city confidential hides a fun little crime picture with an interesting hook. Kansas city confidential arrives on bluray packaged in a standard case. An armored truck is robbed of over a million dollars. Other articles where kansas city confidential is discussed. Kansas city police historical society posts facebook. Kansas city confidential trailer directed by phil karlson.
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. Kansas city confidential 1952 when a bitter former police captain, timothy foster played by preston foster, engineers a bank robbery, he enlists three felons to assist him. Joe rolfe john payne, a downonhisluck delivery driver who is accused of. With john payne, coleen gray, lee van cleef, jack elam. Apply to interviewer, receptionist, processor and more. Satisfied that each truck leaves at exactly the same time every day, he then assembles a trio of criminals to help him rob the bank of its deposit. Am 2 years kansas city confidential 1952 720p bluray yts movies 7 mins. Ironically, there are a couple of great faces behind those masks, guys like lee van cleef and jack elam. A mysterious fellow preston foster contacts a trio of criminals jack elam, neville brand, lee van cleef to help with a bank heist. This dataset used to be published under the name kcmops311. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt. He finds himself set up as a patsy who is picked up on suspicion of committing a robbery that was actually orchestrated by a former kansas city police officer tim foster played by preston foster.
Media in category kansas city confidential the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. The robbery goes according to plan, but an excon, joe rolfe john payne, is picked up as a suspect. With john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand. Kansas city confidential, starring john payne and coleen gray, is. An excon trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten. The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence.
Kansas city confidential film by karlson 1952 britannica. The underrated and potent noir specialist phil karlson directed this 1952 action thriller about a bank heist, and though it isnt a patch on his 99 river street or the phenix city story, its. Tightly plotted and perfectly cast, kansas city confidential is film noir at its finest. Kansas city confidential is an american film directed by phil karlson, released in 1952. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes. Trying to walk the straight and narrow, he winds up playing the patsy in a devilishly conceived milliondollar bank robbery. This package includes a bluray and dvd of an absolute gem from film noir s golden era kansas city confidential. Kansas city confidential 1952 classic cinema online. A downonhisluck exgi finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. 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 man behind kcs ridiculous 101010 plan quinton lucas, you say noop, not according to westport businessman and coronavirus survivor bill nigro that distinction goes to kansas city public health director rex archer, nigro says. 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. When hes finally released for lack of evidence after having been beaten up.
It tells its story with few frills, but with plenty of interesting details and a welltimed pace. This movie has it, ham fisted cops,lowlife chain smoking,gum chewing thugs,cute dames and the innocent good looking guy. The film was marketed with the tagline exploding like a gun in your face. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a possible influence on reservoir dogs. He is casing the armoured car and needs a gang to help him rob it. Kansas city confidential 1952 was another effective noir, with john payne well cast as an exconvict seeking retribution after nearly being framed for an armed robbery. 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. Kansas city confidential, starring john payne and coleen gray, is presented at the globe.
This absorbing crime drama is also one of the most wellcrafted movies of its genre. John payne celebrity profile check out the latest john payne photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Rex archer is a total germaphobe, says nigro, whos owned andor overseen any number of restaurants and bars over the past three decades. 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. Company confidential jobs, employment in kansas city, mo. And now, thanks to image entertainment, kansas city confidential1951 comes to dvd. The film was known particularly for its brutality, and it later developed a cult following. Should phil karlsons kansas city confidential also make it in.
Kansas city confidential 2002 cast and crew moviefone. You can watch the complete 1952 noir crime picture, now in the public domain, and decide for yourself. The film was released in the united kingdom as the secret four. Kansas city confidential, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 889290005212. Luckily, however, karlsons kansas city confidentialhas been an exception. See more ideas about history, kansas city missouri and kansas city.
A nameless, ruthless man tim foster, preston foster, who goes by the name of mr. 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. Four men plan and pull off a heist while masked and only the boss knows who everyone is. Kansas city confidential 1952 tt0044789 a downonhisluck exgi finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. Kansas city confidential 1952 regional educational. Definitely not a chick movie but one that holds its own with many more well acted and directed classics. Kansas city confidential 1952 kansas city confidential. Once the disc is inserted into the player, the static menu without music immediately pops up. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a film noir in color this film is now in the public domain in home video and metrogoldwynmayer. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. Kansas city, missouri, newspaper archives 1854 1920 enter your ancestors name below and well search kansas city historical newspapers to help you learn more. This name was changed to make the dataset name more reflective of it. Like a gun in your face four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash.
It was directed by phil karlson at his peak just after scandal sheet and right before 99 river street. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film starring john payne and coleen gray. Karlson was among the toughminded hollywood directors whose noirthemed work film programmer steve brown introduced to club 57 audiences. Please allow at least 60 seconds for this film to load purchase this poster at.