The Phenix City Story (1955)iMDB Rating: 7.4Date Released : 14 August 1955
Genre : Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, History
Stars : John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant, Edward Andrews
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB
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In this semidocumentary, an Alabama town is run by a crime syndicate that's grown fat on prostitution and crooked gambling, directed at soldiers from Fort Benning across the river. Lawyer John Patterson, back from the army, is triggered by what he sees to join the reformers with a plan: to run his father Albert for state attorney general. The syndicate responds with escalating violence: is no one safe? Credits preceded by a "newscast" containing spoilers.
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Review :
Definitely Over-Sensalized
Although this is a great movie, and accurately portrays much of what happened in Phenix City, Hollywood had to make it more dramatic than how Phenix City really was. For example, my grandparents were dating during the "Sin City" era, and walked past Ma Beachie's (and the other casinos/brothels in downtown)to get to the theater in downtown Columbus. They were never harassed, never even had a rude word spoken to them. So it wasn't as if the owners of the places sucked young adults in just to corrupt them.
The violence? Most of that was very real. My family has lived in Phenix City for many generations, and I work in the Chamber of Commerce. Phenix City is truly being redeveloped and is a wonderful, hospitable place to live. There are "rougher" sections of town, but what town doesn't have those? Just take that into consideration when you watch the movie. Phenix City has come a long way since the 1950's.And yes, it's spelled PHENIX City. There is NO O!!!! We get that a lot; I promise, it's not misspelled! :)
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