This 1952 film noir crime film directed by Phil Karlson stars John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef and Jack Elam. I'm not sure how forgotten it is because KCC is a sturdy entry in the movie genre and is frequently seen on the Best Of Film Noir lists. IMDb.com rates it 7.4/10.0 which gives you some idea of its excellence. John Payne is the main character, and I'm liking his gritty acting style the more I watch him. He reminds me of John Garfield though perhaps not as polished and expressive. Brand, Van Cleef, and Jack Elam all play vicious, greedy hoodlums with convincing success. Neville Brand just looks like a street thug. Wikipedia says he was a big reader. Go figure. Preston Foster as the mastermind of the bank robbery has a sneaky while avuncular manner about him. Coleen Gray plays the romance interest attracting the John Payne character. Phil Karlson went on to direct Ben (the rat movie with the Michael Jackson song) and Walking Tall during the 1970s. KCC kept me entertained from start to finish.
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