John McIntire Richard Kiley Kathryn Grant Edward Andrews Meg Myles James Edwards
Cinematography
Harry Neumann
Edited by
George White
Music by
Harry Sukman
Production company
Allied Artists Pictures
Distributed by
Allied Artists Pictures
Release date
August 14, 1955 (1955-08-14) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes (87 minutes without preface)
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$350,000[1]
Box office
$2.2 million (US)[2]
The Phenix City Story is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Phil Karlson for Allied Artists, written by Daniel Mainwaring and Crane Wilbur and starring John McIntire, Richard Kiley, and Kathryn Grant.[3] It had a triple premiere held on July 19, 1955 in Phenix City, Alabama, Columbus, Georgia, and Chicago, Illinois.[4]
^"Raw Headlines Box Office Bait, Per 'Phenix'". Variety. Vol. 200, no. 12. November 23, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^"1955's Top Film Grossers". Variety Magazine. Vol. 201, no. 8. January 25, 1956. p. 15.
^"The Phenix City Story". TCM.
^Berns, Samuel D. (July 11, 1955). "Hollywood on the march". Motion Picture Daily. Vol. 78, no. 6. Quigley Publishing Company. p. 4.
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