The Phenix City Story

Jul 19, 1955

1h 40m

★ 6.6

ALABAMA'S CITY OF SIN AND SHAME!

Overview

A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures

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Cast

Albert L. "Pat" Patterson

John McIntire

John Patterson

Richard Kiley

Ellie Rhodes

Kathryn Grant

Rhett Tanner

Edward Andrews

Mary Jo Patterson

Lenka Peterson

Fred Gage

Biff McGuire

Ed Gage

Truman Smith

Cassie

Jean Carson

Mamie

Kathy Marlowe

Clem Wilson

John Larch

Jeb Bassett

Allen Nourse

Zeke Ward

James Edwards

Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.

5.6

Baby Face Nelson

Dec 11, 1957

Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” (Mickey Rooney) robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll (Carolyn Jones).

6.5

Desperate

Jun 20, 1947

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

5.6

Dial 1119

Nov 3, 1950

A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution, intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, holds the patrons of a bar hostage.

5.8

New York Confidential

Feb 15, 1955

Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.

6.5

Dark City

Oct 17, 1950

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

6.8

Deadline - U.S.A.

Mar 14, 1952

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.

5.1

Destination Murder

Jun 9, 1950

Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie as the murderer, but the policeman in charge of the case, Lt. Brewster, lets him go, citing a lack of corroborating evidence. Outraged, Laura worms her way into the unsuspecting Jackie's heart, trying to snare him and mob-connected club owner Armitage in her trap.

6.3

M

Mar 1, 1951

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

5.9

Edge of Doom

Aug 3, 1950

A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.

5.1

Manhandled

Jul 21, 1949

Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.

6.5

Once a Thief

Apr 24, 1965

Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.

5.2

One Way Street

Apr 1, 1950

After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico to hide out.

4.3

Playgirl

Apr 21, 1954

If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!

6.9

Plunder Road

Dec 5, 1957

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

6.2

The Chase

Nov 16, 1946

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

6.5

Whirlpool

Jan 13, 1950

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.