Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Lately, I've ended up watching a row of run-of-the-mill noirish films from yesteryear. Kansas City Confidential (dir. Phil Karlson) is memorable for some moments of cool acting, but beyond this, the film left me little to think about or marvel at. The story revolves around a big set up and most of the suspense stems from the confrontation between people who realize that they are all involved in one big, rotten scheme. A robbery. Four men under the guise of florists. An innocent guy is framed. The guy - a real tough guy, don't be fooled by the florist delivery thing - tries to get clear about who dragged him into the mess, and this takes him to Mexico and seedy hotel. There's a policeman and a girl and a gang of criminals - some love trouble, some cheesy fights and one big revelation.