Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four)1952
Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four) (1952)
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Cast
as Joe Rolfe
as Helen Foster
as Timothy Foster
as Tony Romano
as Teresa
as Harris
as Kane

as Timaso

as Andrews

as Morelli
as Olson

as Mr. Rogers
as Mrs. Crane

as Woman

as News Vendor

as Diaz

as Shooter

as Shooter

as Player

as Player

as Player

as Player

as Player

as Houseman
as Bouncer
as Eddie

as Brother

as Workman

as Airline Clerk
as Detective Barney

as Detective Mullins

as Prisoner

as Houseman

as Porter
as Assistant District Atty. Martin

as Collins
as Jailer

as Police Dispatcher

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Paul Garcia

as Stickman #1

as Stickman #4
Critic Reviews for Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four)
All Critics (12) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (2) | DVD (6)
Terse and tough, Kansas City Confidential is one of the great lean, mean B crime thrillers, with a bang-up opening, a deadly payoff and a shifting set of identities and alliances that keep pulling the rug from under our hero.
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.
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...
Super Reviewer
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