Nov 13
Kansas City Confidential
An ex-con 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. Embedded from the Internet Archive.
1952
Director: Phil Karlson
Producer: Edward Small
Production Company: United Artists
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Crime; Drama; Film-Noir; Mystery
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he’s finally released for lack of evidence—after having been beaten up and tortured by the police—he sets out to discover who set him up, and why. The trail leads him into Mexico and a web of hired killers and corrupt cops.
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I love these old noir films. KC used to have a noir film festival, but I’m not sure if it’s still active
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Yeah, me too. I’ve been watching a lot lately since old crime/detective novels and films noir are kinda the underlying theme of my podcast. In fact, I use a couple sound bites from this one in my newest episode (#63) posted today on GaragePunk.com… check it out!