Kansas City Confidential (1952) | Directed by Phil Karlson - Full Movie

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.

Kansas City Confidential is a 1952 American film noir and crime film directed by Phil Karlson starring John Payne and Coleen Gray. The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Secret Four. Karlson and Payne teamed a year later for 99 River Street, another film noir, followed by Hell's Island, a film noir in color.

This film is now in the public domain in home video and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Sony Pictures for theatrical, TV and Internet.

Directed by: Phil Karlson
Screenplay by: George Bruce, Harry Essex
Story by: Rowland Brown, Harold Greene
Produced by: Edward Small
Starring: John Payne, Coleen Gray
Cinematography: George E. Diskant
Edited by: Buddy Small
Music by: Paul Sawtell
Production companies: Associated Players and Producers, Edward Small Productions
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: November 11, 1952 (United States), November 28, 1952 (New York City)
Running time: 99 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English