Top billed cast

1. 

   John McIntire

   Albert L. "Pat" Patterson

2. 

   Richard Kiley

   John Patterson

3. 

   Kathryn Grant

   Ellie Rhodes

4. 

   Edward Andrews

   Rhett Tanner

5. 

   Lenka Peterson

   Mary Jo Patterson

6. 

   Biff McGuire

   Fred Gage

7. 

   Truman Smith

   Ed Gage

8. 

   Jean Carson

   Cassie

9. 

   Kathy Marlowe

   Mamie

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2020-02-16

I'm not stickin' my neck out. Why should I? Phenix City has been what it is for 80, 90 years. Who am I to try to reform it?

The Phenix City Story is directed by Phil Karlson and written by Daniel Mainwaring and Crane Wilbur. It stars John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant, Edward Andrews and John Larch. Music is by Harry Sukman and cinematography by Harry Neumann.

A crime-busting lawyer (Kiley) and his initially reluctant attorney father (McIntire) take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in the "Sin City Of The South", Phenix City, Alabama.

Karlson's uncompromising...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• gambling
• alabama
• film noir
• prostitution
• political assassination
• docudrama
• crime syndicate