Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four) (1952)
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as Tony Romano
as Helen Foster
as Shooter
as Harris
as Teresa
as Joe Rolfe
as Assistant District Atty. Martin
as Kane
as Eddie
as Policeman
as Brother
as Houseman
as Mrs. Crane
as Detective Mullins
as Policeman
as Jailer
as Policeman
as Detective Barney
as Police Dispatcher
as Shooter
as Prisoner
as Paul Garcia
as Policeman
as Timaso
as Player
as News Vendor
as Mr. Rogers
as Stickman #4
as Player
as Porter
as Olson
as Diaz
as Player
as Andrews
as Policeman
as Timothy Foster
as Player
as Player
as Workman
as Collins
as Stickman #1
as Policeman
as Woman
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as Airline Clerk
as Houseman
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Critic Reviews for Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four)
All Critics (11) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (2) | DVD (6)
A down and dirty picture with all the requisite blood, sweat and double-crosses. ... The biggest thrill is watching Jack Elam as the most nervous of the hoods.
If Kansas City Confidential was a meal, it would consist of a plate full of spice - but no meat.
Terse and tough, Kansas City Confidential is one of the great lean, mean B crime thrillers...
Great heist tale, with good visual style.
Falls into that rarefied early-'50s cycle of noir, which benefited from B directors who had learned how to quickly dispense with the genre conventions and deliver brutal action and lurid innuendos.
It's a decent film, but its payoff just isn't up to the level of its buildup.
Audience Reviews for Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four)
Good but not great noir has a decent story and fine acting but could have been a little more tightly directed. Still if you're a fan of the genre this is an entry to watch.
Super Reviewer
In spite of it's faults (campy dialog, boneheaded criminals, cheesy ending, etc.) Kansas City Confidential is still a keystone in the evolution of the classic heist film. Essential viewing for fans of the genre.
Super Reviewer
Kansas City Confidential is more of a heist movie as opposed to a film noir flick. And a pretty decent one at that. The title's pretty misleading as most of the action takes place in Mexico. The action and most of what innovation this movie has takes place mostly in the first act but it ends pretty well. A good supporting cast includes the ever-shifty Lee Van Cleef and the crazy eyed Jack Elam. My biggest gripe is that this movie didn't entirely hold my attention throughout but I was pretty surprised as I was expecting a 50s version of CSI. So it's got that going for it. Which is nice...
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