title: KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIALyear: 1952
cast: John Payne, Preston Foster, Jack Elam, Lee Van Cleef, Neville Brand, Coleen Gray, Dona Drake
rating: ***1/2
Wrong-man/Film Noir involving John Payne trying to redeem himself after being blamed for a successful armored car knockoff. Featuring famous heavies Jack Elam, Neville Brand and Lee Van Cleef, it's Preston Foster's character, as the mysterious leader of the thugs (gathered together in South America to retrieve the loot and, since they wore masks during the robbery don't know each other) adds dimension as he keeps the truth from beloved lovely daughter Colleen Gray, a law student who (along with Payne) figures things out: except her father's involvement. At times a bit sluggish, this is a minor classic for the cast alone.
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