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Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

The Crime That Shocked The Nation!

19527.11h 40m

Overview

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

Directed by Phil Karlson
Written by Harold Greene, Rowland Brown, George Bruce
Produced by Edward Small
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Top Cast

John Payne

John Payne

Joe Rolfe

Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray

Helen Foster

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Tim Foster

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Boyd Kane

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Tony Romano

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Pete Harris

Dona Drake

Dona Drake

Teresa

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Mario Siletti

Tomaso

Howard Negley

Howard Negley

Andrews

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Martin

Themes & Keywords

floristarmored carheistfilm noirkansas cityframed for a crimearmored car robberypolice shootouttijuana, mexico

About Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential is a crime film released in 1952 exploring themes of florist, armored car, heist, film noir, kansas city, framed for a crime. Directed by Phil Karlson, it stars John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster. An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

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