The Phenix City Story

Name: The Phenix City Story
Genre: Crime
Released: 1955-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 6.5

About The Phenix City Story

A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.

The Phenix City Story (1955) is a crime film directed by Phil Karlson. At 100 minutes long, it arrived in July 1955.

John McIntire stars as Albert L. "Pat" Patterson, Richard Kiley as John Patterson, Kathryn Grant as Ellie Rhodes, and Edward Andrews as Rhett Tanner. Written by Crane Wilbur and Daniel Mainwaring.

Shelv files it under film noir, prostitution, gambling, and docudrama.

The Big Heat, The Naked City, and The Set-Up make useful companions to The Phenix City Story, all filed under crime syndicate. It scores 6.5 out of 10 from 66 TMDB voters.