Director phil karlson is remembered fondly for this and other hardhitting noir exercises that would follow, two of which featured payne. Org just like in the dark corner 1946, in kansas city confidential we have an innocent guy framed, suspected, arrested and then just about destroyed by the process of clearing his name. 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 on dvd 014381145021 from image ent directed by phil karlson.
Ben mankiewicz intro kansas city confidential 1952 kansas city confidential movie clip you are from tijuana. Kansas city confidential 1952 john payne, coleen gray, preston foster feature drama, crime film gorillas. Kc confidential is a 5 star example as to what makes a good crime story. The musical score of kansas city is integrated into the film, with modernday musicians recreating the kansas city jazz of 1930s. Kansas city confidential 1952 mystery movies full length. Should phil karlsons kansas city confidential also make it in. Aug 29, 2017 a rough and tough little film noir, kansas city confidential is brimming with slapping, punching and shooting along its eventful course. Oct 30, 2016 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. 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. The man, joe rolfe, eventually gets the charges against him dropped but goes to track down foster and the original criminals in a fit of anger. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
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. Kansas city confidential dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. It is a great movie, reservoir dogs wishes it were this movie. Kansas city confidential watch full episodes and clips.
Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed. Karlson was among the toughminded hollywood directors whose noirthemed work film programmer steve brown introduced to club 57 audiences. Buy kansas city confidential movie posters from movie poster shop. Spacepirates rating of the film kansas city confidential spacepirate starts out incredible, with one of the best openings in all of noir, but it quickly loses steam once the setting changes to mexico and a subplot with a love interest takes away from the main reason we are watching. Watch kansas city confidential movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The film was released in the united kingdom as the secret four. Tightly plotted and perfectly cast, kansas city confidential is film noir at its finest. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a possible influence on reservoir dogs. Kansas city confidential movie posters from movie poster shop. Criminals boyd kane neville brand, tony romano lee van cleef and pete harris jack elam are cogs in the scheme but they never meet each other facetoface. This classic film noir movie has been released so many times on dvd in poor quality due to the public domain status so we are pleased to offe. The film was known particularly for its brutality, and it later developed a cult following. Like a gun in your face four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash. As the web of corruption leads him to mexico, will he uncover the truth.
Kansas city confidential 1952 turner classic movies. Kansas city confidential the film detective restored version bluray. Kansas city confidential film by karlson 1952 britannica. Not rated 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 11 november 1952 usa. He blackmails three wanted criminals into becoming part a meticulously planned armored car robbery. Another crime boss, another dangerously eccentric gang of gunmen, some corrupt policing, and a complicated armored car robbery are. 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.
In this noirthriller, three convicts are contracted by a mysterious benefactor to pull a bank heist. Watch kansas city confidential online stream full movie. Movie never trust a gambler 1951 starring dane clark, cathy odonnell and tom drake duration. I hope it is restored someday like the big combo, it really deserves a decent release. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film starring john payne and coleen gray. Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray.
Kansas city confidential 1952 t im foster preston foster is a bitter excop forced into early retirement for mysterious reasons. This is certainly a film that fans of film noir will appreciate and. It had an all star cast of tough guys from the golden age of hollywood. Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis. Kansas city confidential 1952 directed by phil karlson. Kansas city confidential full movie great quality 1952. Watch kansas city confidential 195 full movie free. This film is united artists ua at its best and most profitable period. The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence. Kansas city confidential 1952, usa john payne, coleen. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all.
As the film opens, a mysterious man preston foster masterminds what he believes to be the perfect crime. Kansas city confidential movie trailer and videos tv guide. Kansas city confidential 1952 kansas city confidential isnt the slickest show in the film noir canon but it has plenty of malice crammed into the close ups of its prolific baddies sweaty, greedy faces. Indeed, in some strange way, its cheapness adds to its effectiveness.
Sep 21, 2019 phil karlsons low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt expoliceman timothy foster. 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 is a 1952 noirheist movie about an armored truck that gets robbed of over a million dollars. John payne in kansas city confidential kansas city public. Kansas city confidential 1952 journeys in classic film. The impression in this film is that it is and actors and directors film in which there is very strong effort on the part of the whole team to make it a work of excellence. For the sake of full disclosure it should be noted that theres only one shot in kansas city confidential an exterior of busy union station that was actually filmed in kansas city otherwise this was strictly a madeinhollywood effort.
The list of famous old west villains is noted by others. Viewing it many years later left me stunned that such a great b film could be made in 1952, looking so fresh and new, especially when compared against the current videogame action crap that were forced to digest. Staring neville brand, preston foster, jack elam and john payne. 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. 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. Karlson and payne teamed up a year later for 99 river street, another noir, followed by a 1955 color film noir, hells island. It tells its story with few frills, but with plenty of interesting details and a welltimed pace. Aug 31, 2012 kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. The film was marketed with the tagline exploding like a gun in your face. This is certainly a film that fans of film noir will appreciate and should enjoy. For everyone else out there this is a happening noir, well worth the viewing. Kansas city confidential full movie by classic hollywood movies. After falling into the public domain, phil karlsons 1952 film noir kansas city confidential became unfairly lumped into bgrade bracket, a disservice considering the titles odd narrative and.
Kansas city confidential 1952 not rated 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 11 november 1952 usa 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. 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 noir when a man is framed for a crime he didnt commit, he goes on the hunt for the man who set him up. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 movie in the film noir genre, directed by phil karlson. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. This was the only film made by production company associated players and producers, which was owned by edward small, sam briskin and sol lesser. Ilou film editor buddy small original music paul sawtelle. With john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville brand. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Kansas city is a 1996 crime film directed by robert altman and starring jennifer jason leigh, miranda richardson, harry belafonte, michael murphy, and steve buscemi. Movie pooper for the film kansas city confidential. 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, 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 1952 usa esp sub video dailymotion.
Kansas city confidential is a low budget bgrade film noir that holds up quite well 60 years after its theatrical release. This film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. To be honest, theyre clearly the main reason to see this film nowadays. Kansas city confidential 1952 mystery movies full length english. As an impressionable lad kansas city confidential left no enduring mark on my psyche. A brutal crime film that punches and kicks its way. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten. Big, is planning a bank heist from one of the armoured cars containing lots of bank money.
There is no lack nor lapse of quality in the technical recording of the high megabyte version. Kansas city confidential 1952 full length classic film. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across. Joe rolf john payne, an excon, tries to make an honest living in kansas city. Kansas city confidential tells the tale of timothy foster, a corrupt expoliceman who, in blackmailing three criminals to complete a robbery, incidentally implicates a man unrelated to his scheme but gets mistaken for foster by the authorities. A written foreword notes that the story deals with a supposedly. This absorbing crime drama is also one of the most wellcrafted movies of its genre. Get info about the original print of kansas city confidential, 1952, directed by phil karlson, with john payne, coleen gray, preston foster. This film is now in the public domain in home video and metrogoldwynmayer and sony pictures for theatrical, tv and internet. Kansas city confidential 1952 full classic black and white movie film noir by viewster classics.
So it is with director phil karlsons kansas city confidential. Kansas city confidential 1952 touch to expand thumbnails from archive. I hope youll download the full 3 gb version the quality of the photography is worth the effort to get highest resolution. You can watch the complete 1952 noir crime picture, now in the public domain, and decide for yourself. If kansas city confidential was a meal, it would consist of a plate full of spice but no meat.
Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. A mysterious fellow preston foster contacts a trio of criminals jack elam, neville brand, lee van cleef to help with a bank heist. Kansas city confidential is a hardhitting film noir starring john payne as joe rolfe, an excon whos trying to go straight with a job as a deliveryman for a florist company. A short, cut to the chase, description and spoiler for the movie kansas city confidential kansas city confidential 1952 according to wikipedia, this movie inspired reservoir dogs. Cinematographer george diskant deserves all the praise. While this isnt at the level of some of the genres greats. Sep 04, 2017 despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised. Read the full synopsis of kansas city confidential, 1952, directed by phil karlson, with john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Kansas city confidential, an essential film noir from 1952.
Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a film noir in color. Other articles where kansas city confidential is discussed. A nameless, ruthless man tim foster, preston foster, who goes by the name of mr. Other karlson movies that transcended their bmovie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973. Kansas city confidential seems to be a public domain title, there are various versions of it on dvd, all of varying quality. Kansas city confidential 1952 hd john payne, coleen gray. 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. Joe rolfe, played by john payne, is arrested by the police and is falsely. Kansas city confidential 1952 crime, drama, filmnoir. With john payne, coleen gray, lee van cleef, jack elam. Framed joe john payne arrives with new friend helen coleen gray, her first scene at the resort where kane neville brand and romano lee van cleef realize hes taken the identity of their fellow hood, teresa dona. Kansas city confidential 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.