Kansas City (1996) on Netflix
Johnny O'Hara botches a robbery at a Kansas City jazz club and is seized by its owner, Seldom Seen. Blondie O'Hara kidnaps Carolyn Stilton, a politician's wife, to win her husband's release.
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Plot summary
On the afternoon before Kansas City's 1934 Democratic primary, petty thief Johnny O'Hara bungles a robbery of Sheepshan Red, a wealthy gambler visiting the Hey Hey Club, the jazz club and casino run by Seldom Seen. Seldom takes Johnny and holds him there. Johnny's wife Blondie, who is obsessed with Jean Harlow, looks for a way to free him and settles on kidnapping Carolyn Stilton, wife of the politician Henry Stilton, betting that his stake in the coming election will make him act. Carolyn, trapped in a loveless marriage and dependent on laudanum, admires Blondie's devotion, and a friendship forms between the two women as they travel across the city with the police alerted. Henry, torn between his wife and his campaign, turns to the Pendergast machine's boss, Thomas Pendergast.
Cast
- A.C. Smithas Sheepshan Red
- Martin Martinas 'Blue' Green
- Albert J. Burnesas Charlie Parker
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Kansas City (1996)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Robert Altman had jazz musicians perform period material on a set representing the Hey Hey Club, filmed in concert documentary style and intercut into the film.
