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Kansas City Confidential

Name: Kansas City Confidential
Genre: Crime
Released: 1952-11-11
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.065

★ 7,1 /10 (146 Votes)

1952 EN 100 min

Overview

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

Stream

Release date

11/11/1952

Votes

146

Popularity

2.3

The Crime That Shocked The Nation!

Genres

Crime

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

100 min

John Payne

Joe Rolfe

Coleen Gray

Helen Foster

Preston Foster

Tim Foster

Neville Brand

Boyd Kane

Lee Van Cleef

Tony Romano

Jack Elam

Pete Harris

Dona Drake

Teresa

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Mario Siletti

Tomaso

Howard Negley

Andrews

Carleton Young

Martin

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Don Orlando

Diaz

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Ted Ryan

Morelli

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Orlando Beltran

Porter (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Prisoner (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Robbery Spectator (uncredited)

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Barry Brooks

Player (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Detective Barney (uncredited)

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Edward Coch

Airline Clerk (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Man at Craps Table (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Policeman (uncredited)

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George Dockstader

Policeman (uncredited)

Paul Dubov

Eddie (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Paul Garcia (uncredited)

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Eddie Foster

Shooter (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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Tom Greenway

Policeman (uncredited)

William Haade

Detective Mullins (uncredited)

Al Hill

Stickman (uncredited)

Harry Hines

News Vendor (uncredited)

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Paul Hogan

Bouncer (uncredited)

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Don House

Policeman (uncredited)

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Vivi Janiss

Mrs. Rogers (uncredited)

Helen Kleeb

Mrs. Crane (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Tough Detective (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Stickman (uncredited)

Roger Moore

News Vendor's Customer (uncredited)

House Peters Jr.

Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Jailer (uncredited)

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Sam Pierce

Workman (uncredited)

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Paul Ravel

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Houseman (uncredited)

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Carlos Rivero

Shooter (uncredited)

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Ric Roman

Rick (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Stickman (uncredited)

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Sam Scar

Player (uncredited)

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Jack Shea

Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Stickman (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Player (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Mr. Collins (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

George D. Wallace

Olson (uncredited)

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Kay Wiley

Woman (uncredited)

Jeff York

Capt. McBride (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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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 for everyday and ordinary Joe Rolfe (Payne), he's set up and accused of being involved in the robbery. But he wont go down without a fight, and promptly calls upon his dark half t…

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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 this is going early on, but when you see Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef on the cast list, you know that you are in for a bumpy ride. There are plenty of crosses and double-crosses as he a…

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