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Title:
Kansas City confidential / screenplay by George Bruce, Harry Essex ; directed by Phil Karlson ; and Edward Small production ; an Associated Players & Producers presentation.
Edition:
[Remastered].
Publisher:
Film Detective,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
Bank robberies--Kansas City--Kansas City--Drama.
Criminal behavior--Kansas City--Kansas City--Drama.
Revenge--Kansas City--Kansas City--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Kansas City--Kansas City--Drama.
Kansas City (Mo.)--Drama.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Crime films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Authors:
Edward Small Productions, Inc., production company.
Associated Players & Producers, presenter.
Film Detective (Firm), publisher.
Bruce, George, 1898-1974, screenwriter.
Essex, Harry J., 1910-1997, screenwriter.
Karlson, Phil, 1908-1985, film director.
Payne, John, 1912-1989, actor.
Gray, Coleen, 1922-2015, actor.
Foster, Preston, 1900-1970, actor.
Brand, Neville, 1920-1992, actor.
Notes:
John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand. Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952. Wide screen (1:33:1).
Summary:
An ex-GI is framed for an armed robbery, put into jail and tortured. When they cannot prove it was him, he goes on a quest to find the culprits and the reasons--he enters into the murky underworld of killers and corrupt policemen. This movie was also the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's debut film, Reservoir Dogs.
Series:
Restored classics, the Film Detective archive.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1241709005
UPC:
889290005212
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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