The Phenix City Story
Summary:
Based on actual events, The Phenix City Story tells the tale of a wide-open "Sin City" in Alabama (across a bridge from Columbus, GA, and just a stone's throw from the Ft. Benning Army base) where gambling, prostitution, and any number of other vices were tolerated openly by the law, most of it centered on the main downtown drag, 14th Street, thanks to the 50-year influence of organiz... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John McIntire - (Albert Patterson)
Richard Kiley - (John Patterson)
Kathryn Grant - (Ellie Rhodes)
Edward Andrews - (Rhett Tanner)
Lenka Peterson - (Mary Jo Patterson)
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Review:
One of the most violent and realistic crime films of the 1950s, The Phenix City Story pulses with the bracing energy of actual life captured on the screen in its establishing shots and key scenes, and punctuates that background with explosively filmed action scenes. Director Phil Karlson showed just how good he was at merging well-told scr... Continue >>
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