Kansas city confidential 1952 dvd, 2002 special edition like new. Download kansas city diy city guide and travel journal. The film was released in the united kingdom as the secret four. This is the picture that goes behind that mask to bare the bulletscarred face of a brutal underworld. Phil karlsons low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt expoliceman timothy foster. Staring neville brand, preston foster, jack elam and john payne. This is certainly a film that fans of film noir will appreciate and.
So it is with director phil karlsons kansas city confidential. Another crime boss, another dangerously eccentric gang of gunmen, some corrupt. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Nice pictures in this bseries film noir dona drake as mexican girland coleen gray.
The new york times criticized the film for its excess use of violence. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten tomatoes. Part of their master plan is to frame the robbery on joe rolfe, an excon himself. Kansas city confidential 1952 an ex gi is framed for an armed robbery,put into jail and tortured. Karlson was among the toughminded hollywood directors whose noirthemed work film programmer steve brown introduced to club 57 audiences.
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. Foster is an embittered former kansas city policeman who slides into the. Kansas city confidential was filmed in 1952 with john payne playing a excon down on his luck. To be honest, theyre clearly the main reason to see this film nowadays.
The film was known particularly for its brutality, and it later developed a cult following. Kansas city confidential film by karlson 1952 britannica. 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. 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 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. Kansas city confidential streaming video contra costa.
Despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised. 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. You can watch the complete 1952 noir crime picture, now in the public domain, and decide for yourself. Kansas city confidential 1952 john payne, coleen gray, preston foster feature drama, crime film gorillas. This absorbing crime drama is also one of the most wellcrafted movies of its genre. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, neville. A brutal crime film that punches and kicks its way into audiences unsuspecting faces. Media in category kansas city confidential the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Ilou film editor buddy small original music paul sawtelle.
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. The film was marketed with the tagline exploding like a gun in your face. John payne, coleen gray and preston foster, with preston foster, neville brand, lee van cleef and jack elam. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a possible influence on reservoir dogs. Kansas city confidential 1952 classic cinema online. Produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art.
Like a gun in your face four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash. 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. The musical score of kansas city is integrated into the film, with modernday musicians recreating the kansas city jazz of 1930s. Neville brand in kansas city confidential 1952 kansas city confidential. Kc confidential is a 5 star example as to what makes a good crime story.
Reservoir dogs has also been accused of plagiarism, specifically ringo lams 1987 film city on fire, and has even been accused of lifting entire scenes from this film. 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. Kansas city confidential 1952, with lee van cleef full movie. Kansas city confidential is an almost perfect compact noir thriller, a clever caper that often approaches the charge of crime novels by jim thompson. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir and crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Siskoid behind its lackluster title, kansas city confidential hides a fun little crime picture with an interesting hook. Kansas city confidential internet movie firearms database. Kansas city confidential 1952 phil karlson synopsis. Sep 04, 2017 despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised.
The musical score of kansas city is integrated into the film, with modernday. Should phil karlsons kansas city confidential also make it in. Kansas city confidential the secret four 1952 rotten. For example, note the unusually brutal cop interrogation of fallguy payne. 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 eventual influence on contemporary filmmakers. 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. With john payne, coleen gray, lee van cleef, jack elam. You can watch the complete 1952 noir crime picture, now in the public domain.
Id love to have the movie, but not with this lack of quality. Kansas city confidential 1952 kansas city confidential. Karlson, who would eventually turn to mainstream efforts starring the likes of dean martin and elvis presley in the 1960s and 1970s. It tells its story with few frills, but with plenty of interesting details and a welltimed pace. I was told that amazon actually produces these blu rays for film detective. Four men plan and pull off a heist while masked and. Other karlson movies that transcended their bmovie constraints include the phenix city story 1955 and walking tall 1973.
Louis bank robberykansas city confidential dvd,2002 great shape. This is certainly a film that fans of film noir will appreciate and should enjoy. The four men, having worn masks during the crime, are complete strangers and are anonymous to one another, but plan to meet up in mexico to divvy up the loot. Following the aftermath of a gangs armoredtruck heist, the film has received attention as a. Kansas city confidential 1952 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 is a 1952 movie in the film noir genre, directed by phil karlson. Kansas city confidential 1952 paul dubov and john payne in kansas city confidential 1952 lee van.
Kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Kansas city confidential, an essential film noir from 1952. This package includes a bluray and dvd of an absolute gem from film noir s golden era kansas city confidential. Kansas city confidential has all the usual noir trappings, and karlson develops a nice pressurecooker atmosphere which is enhanced by his use of closeups on the tense, sweaty faces of both rolfe and his antagonists.
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. 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. The 1952 noir film said to inspire quentin tarantino s reservoir dogs. Aug 31, 2012 kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. A brutal crime film that punches and kicks its way. Kansas city confidential is an american film directed by phil karlson, released in 1952. 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 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. Kansas city confidential free old mystery movies full length,old tv movies subtitle 2017. The underrated and potent noir specialist phil karlson directed this 1952 action thriller about a bank heist. While this isnt at the level of some of the genres greats.
Aerial view of kansas city union station is shown at the beginning of the film probably stock footage. Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 54 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 2 sound department 1 stunts 1. Kansas city confidential 1952 journeys in classic film. The edward small production is along with scandal sheet the first of a series of topnotch crime dramas by the great phil karlson, whose filmography is a top list of noir pictures missing on dvd. Kansas city confidential on dvd 014381145021 from image ent directed by phil karlson. Cinematographer george diskant deserves all the praise. When they cant prove it was him, he goes on a quest to find the culprits and enters into the murky underworld of killers and corrupt policemen. 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. But whats interesting about the movie is the way in which foster and rolfes true. Kansas city confidential 1952 depicts a violent criminal underworld. Kansas city confidential is a low budget bgrade film noir that holds up quite well 60 years after its theatrical release. City confidential 1952 paul dubov and john payne in kansas city confidential 1952.
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. As the film opens, a mysterious man preston foster masterminds what he believes to be the perfect crime. Kansas city confidential seems to be a public domain title, there are various versions of it on dvd, all of varying quality. In this noirthriller, three convicts are contracted by a mysterious benefactor to pull a bank heist. Nice pictures in this bseries film noir dona drake as mexican girland coleen gray not very well known actresses aircraft in this film at.
Kansas city confidential is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. This was the only film made by production company associated players and producers, which was owned by edward small, sam briskin and sol lesser. I hope it is restored someday like the big combo, it really deserves a decent release. 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. Indeed, in some strange way, its cheapness adds to its effectiveness. Karlson and payne teamed a year later for 99 river street, another film noir, followed by hells island, a film noir in color. Kansas city is, i believe, the first and clearly the best of a number of confidential films made during the midfifties. The film s plot was suggested by the 1952 movie kansas city confidential. Another crime boss, another dangerously eccentric gang of gunmen, some corrupt policing, and a complicated armored car robbery are.
Kansas city confidential, phil karlsons low low budget, bgrade film noir, opens on a kansas city armoredcar robbery perpetrated by cynical, corrupt. It was directed by phil karlson at his peak just after scandal sheet and right before 99 river street. Keep in mind, this was during a cold war time when the tv megahit dragnet was professionalizing law enforcements image nationwide. Joe rolfe payne, a downonhisluck flower delivery truck driver is accused of being involved and is roughly interrogated by local police. 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. Kansas city confidential full movie great quality 1952. This film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. This film is now in the public domain in home video and metrogoldwynmayer and sony pictures for theatrical, tv and internet.
Joe rolf john payne, an excon, tries to make an honest living in kansas city. Tightly plotted and perfectly cast, kansas city confidential is film noir at its finest. Read the full synopsis of kansas city confidential, 1952, directed by phil karlson, with john payne, coleen gray, preston foster, at turner classic movies. Its brutal, hardedged, and unflinching, but its also livened by a distinct streak of optimism. 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. Jul 12, 2017 kansas city confidential is a 1952 american film noir crime film directed by phil karlson starring john payne and coleen gray. Kansas city confidential is a taught and exciting film noir at the tail end of the period when such films were being made. Luckily, however, karlsons kansas city confidentialhas been an exception.
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