The Crime That Shocked The Nation!
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) is a crime film directed by Phil Karlson, released on November 11, 1952 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster and Neville Brand. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 149 ratings.
John Payne
as Joe Rolfe
Coleen Gray
as Helen Foster
Preston Foster
as Tim Foster
Neville Brand
as Boyd Kane
Lee Van Cleef
as Tony Romano
Jack Elam
as Pete Harris
Dona Drake
as Teresa
Mario Siletti
as Tomaso
Howard Negley
as Andrews
Carleton Young
as Martin
Don Orlando
as Diaz
Ted Ryan
as Morelli
Directed by Phil Karlson, written by Harry Essex, George Bruce and Rowland Brown, produced by Edward Small.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 149 ratings.
Unlucky Joe And The Torn In Half Kings. Kansas City Confidential (AKA: The Secret Four) is directed by Phil Karlson and written by George Bruce and Harry Essex. It stars John Payne, Preston Foster, Coleen Gray, Neville Brand, Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by George E. Diskant. Plot sees four robbers hold up an armoured truck and get away with over a million dollars. Sadly…
Reviewed on July 1, 2019
This is quite a clever, well paced crime-noir with a really rather good performance from John Payne as "Joe", a former soldier/ex-con who, whilst on his routine flower-delivery rounds - ends up getting framed for a massive armed robbery. Luckily for him, the police can't press charges - all the robbers wore masks - and so he decides to track down the thugs and claim a share of the cash for himself. You get where…
Reviewed on September 11, 2022
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The main cast of Kansas City Confidential (1952) includes John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand and Lee Van Cleef. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Kansas City Confidential was released on November 11, 1952 and runs for 1h 40m.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 149 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
