KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL

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• Release Year: 1952
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
• Plot: An embittered ex-cop (Preston Foster) masterminds the perfect bank robbery; one in which none of the members of the masked gang ever see each other's faces. But the plan runs into serious trouble when the innocent man implicated in the heist (John Payne) turns out to be a tough-as-bullets WWII veteran who's already experienced the inside of a jail cell and is determined not to go back.; ; Payne tracks down the gang, which includes hard-case legends Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam, and Neville Brand, to extract his own harsh brand of justice. Along the way he finds romance, double-crosses, punches to the face, and bullets to the body in this explosive action-drama with a plot full of twists and turns.; ; Phil Karson, considered by many to be the top crime-film director of the '50s, created this taut noir-thriller that comes right at you like a .45 caliber slug.; ; Confidentially, this one's a winner!
• Cast: 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, 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, 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, Phil Karlson, George Bruce, Harry Essex, Harold Greene, Rowland Brown
• Director: Phil Karlson
• Runtime: 1:39
• Company: Image Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie