John t from redding, ca us october, 27, 2003 kansas city confidental is a great movie by all standards. Joe rolfe, played by john payne, is arrested by the police and is falsely accused of being involved in the. For once, jack elam, lee van cleef and neville brand spend a lot more than their usual 4. Also, crowning the year as cinematographer of two movies like the narrow margin and kansas city confidential and on dangerous ground a year before those. 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. He recruits three desperate thugs to help him, but wears a mask while. 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. 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. 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. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. In kansas city confidential, perennial movie bad guys lee van cleef, neville brand and jack elam play thugs and criminal associates. Watch kansas city confidential online stream full movie. Other karlson movies that transcended their b movie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973.
Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. As the film opens, a mysterious man preston foster masterminds what he believes to be the perfect crime. The film was marketed with the tagline exploding like a gun in your face. 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. 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.
Kansas city confidential has some very intriguing plot elements, even if it takes actually leaving the titled town to find them. With john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand. Tightly plotted and perfectly cast, kansas city confidential is film noir at its finest. 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. Kansas city confidential, starring john payne and coleen gray, is. 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. Kansas city confidential 1952 journeys in classic film. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt. Other karlson movies that transcended their bmovie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973. Watch kansas city confidential 195 full movie free online. 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 1952 directed by phil karlson. 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.
An armored truck is robbed of over a million dollars. Kansas city confidential movie trailer and videos tv guide. 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. 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 view the tcmdb entry for kansas city confidential 1952. The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence. One of kansas citys last remaining corporate titans is fighting for its life the venerable amc theatres founded by local movie visionary stan durwood is going toetotoe with universal studios, one of hollywoods most distinguished moviemakers. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes. Indeed, in some strange way, its cheapness adds to its effectiveness. 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.
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. Joe rolfe payne, a downonhisluck flower delivery truck driver is accused of being involved and is roughly interrogated by local police. Kansas city confidential movie clip you were framed, then. 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 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. Kansas city confidential 1952 in phil karlsons hardedged, tough, lowbudget, filmnoir bank heist tale set in kansas city missouri.
Kansas city confidential is noteworthy chiefly for the gritty and violent underworld vision of director karlson, the immediacy of the semidocumentary cinematography, and the complexity of its. Cinematographer george diskant deserves all the praise. In kansas city confidential, four robbers hold up an armored truck, getting away with over a million dollars in cash. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. 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. This package includes a bluray and dvd of an absolute gem from film noir s golden era kansas city confidential.
The movie theater industry cant afford the fight amc just picked, reads one headline. Sep 04, 2017 kansas city confidential has some very intriguing plot elements, even if it takes actually leaving the titled town to find them. 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, 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 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. It is about an excon trying to go straight who is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery. 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. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten. Aug 31, 2012 kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. Joe rolfe, played by john payne, is arrested by the police and is falsely. Download or stream kansas city confidential 1952 with john payne, coleen gray, preston foster for free on hoopla. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 noirheist movie about an armored truck that gets robbed of over a million dollars.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kansas city confidential near you. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Buy kansas city confidential movie posters from movie poster shop. John payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand, lee van cleef, jack elam, dona drake. Joe rolf john payne, an excon, tries to make an honest living in kansas city. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 movie in the filmnoir genre, directed by phil karlson. This an actors showcase and film detectives latest blu is the best way to view it.
Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis. 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 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 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A mysterious fellow preston foster contacts a trio of criminals jack elam, neville brand, lee van cleef to help with a bank heist. The four wear masks and remain strangers to each other, planning to reunite in mexico to divvy up the loot. As an iconic example of gritty film noir, kansas city confidential remains exciting, unpredictable, and thoroughly entertaining. 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. Watch kansas city confidential movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Kansas city confidential 2002 stream and watch online. Meatpopsicle favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite october 17, 2007 subject.
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