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The Phenix City Story(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-07-19
66%
58 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
ALABAMA'S CITY OF SIN AND SHAME!
Overview:
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Languages: English, German.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Allied Artists Pictures
Movie: The Phenix City Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
John McIntire
Albert L. "Pat" Patterson
Richard Kiley
John Patterson
Kathryn Grant
Ellie Rhodes
Edward Andrews
Rhett Tanner
Lenka Peterson
Mary Jo Patterson
Biff McGuire
Fred Gage
Jean Carson
Cassie
Kathy Marlowe
Mamie
John Larch
Clem Wilson
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