Phenix City Story

Year: 1955

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Karlson

Review

lesser known true-crime noir that takes place in alabama. missed the first couple minutes, but the first few minutes that i did see weren’t entirely promising. it wasn’t until the film went outside of the club for the first time that things got a bit better. as it progressed the film seemed to pick up steam and it ended up being a solid noir that showed the underbelly of vices like gambling and drinking and the mob that peddled these vices in phenix city. in the end it’s a morality tale like all noirs. not fantastic, but a good flick.

Watched in theater