Review of Kansas City Confidential (1952) by Luc L — 02 Feb 2013

The story outline is good but the script just fell apart.

A poor heist film.

This review of Kansas City Confidential (1952) was written by Luc L on 02 Feb 2013.

Kansas City Confidential has generally received positive reviews.

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