Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 29, 2021

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on a stand-up guy on a mission: Joe Rolfe in Kansas City Confidential (1952). WHAT’S KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL ABOUT? Flower deliveryman Joe Rolfe (John Payne) is framed for a million dollar heist and determines to find the men responsible. Simple, right?   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 5, 2018

About Kansas City Confidential (1952) On May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized I watched Kansas City Confidential (1952) again last night and, yet again, I realized that a) John Payne was a damn good actor b) Neville Brand is fascinating in a rath   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on September 4, 2017

Despite the ingrained conventions of film noir some films can leave you surprised. So it is with director Phil Karlson’s Kansas City Confidential. 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   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 3, 2017

Saying that Phil Karlson has a penchant for gritty crime dramas is a gross understatement. And yet here again is one of those real tough-guy numbers he was known for, where all you have to do is follow the trail of cigarette smoke and every punch is palpable–coming right off...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 3, 2017

Saying that Phil Karlson has a penchant for gritty crime dramas is a gross understatement. And yet here again is one of those real tough-guy numbers he was known for, where all you have to do is follow the trail of cigarette smoke and every punch is palpable–coming right off...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 1, 2013

Kansas City Confidential  Directed by Phil Karlson 1952/USA Associated Players and Producers First viewing Tough-as-nails heist noir about a “perfect” armored-car robbery.  A man meticulously plans the robbery and ensures that his team is always masked and do not know each other’   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on July 21, 2012

(Image via twentyfourframes.wordpress.com) Peter Harris (the amazing and underrated Jack Elam), Boyd Kane (Neville Brand) and Tony Romano (Lee Van Cleef) are criminals at work in Kansas City. A stranger hires them to rob a bank next door to a flower shop, using one of the florist’s vans as the   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 28, 2010

Kansas City Confidential(1952).Noir/crime film. Director: Phil Karlson. Cast: John Payne. Karlson and Payne teamed up a year later for another noir, titled 99 River Street, followed by a 1955 color film, Hell's Island. Retired police captain Tim Foster, has been watching the bank and the flowe   read more