The Phenix City Story
1955 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Based on actual events, The Phenix City Story tells the tale of a wide-open "Sin City" in Alabama 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 organized crime on the local government.
Direction Phil Karlson
Cast John McIntire · Richard Kiley · Kathryn Grant · Edward Andrews · Lenka Peterson · Biff McGuire · Truman Smith · Jean Carson · Kathy Marlowe · John Larch · Allen Nourse · Helen Martin · Otto Hulett · George Mitchell
Soundtrack Harry Sukman
Screenplay Daniel Mainwaring · Crane Wilbur
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Original title The Phenix City Story
7.1
572 votes (FilmAffinity)
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