The Phenix City Story (1955) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • Most of the violence is mildly graphic (bloody wounds). Some of it is intense. There is no gore.
  • Tanner's men rough up a customer.
  • A group of Tanner's men rough up two men. John tries to help the men and gets beaten also.
  • A fight between John and Clem.
  • Tanner's men kidnap Zeke's daughter and murder her.
  • Tanner's men murder Zeke's son in a hit and run.
  • In a montage: Tanner's men commit arson twice, separately assault a man, a woman, and a newspaper boy, and vandalize a church.
  • Tanner's men assault several voters.
  • A fight between John and Tanner.

Profanity

  • Insults and derogatory language: "babe" (1 instances) "cheat" (1) "honkytonks" (1) "nigger" (1) "worrypuss" (1)
  • Profanity: "darn" (2 instances)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • There is a considerable amount of tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and gambling. Several scenes are set in a gambling den. Two men are shown drunk.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There is a disturbing scene where two of Tanner's thugs kidnap Zeke's young daughter and then throw her bound, beaten and murdered corpse out of a car onto the Patterson's lawn.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • One of Tanner's men cold cocks Fred. It is later stated that his dead body has been found in a ditch.
  • Tanner's men bomb Hugh's home killing three people including two children.
  • Al is shot to death.
  • Tanner's men hold Zeke and his wife hostage; it is apparent that they have been beaten. A fight breaks out when John tries to stop the men. John then discovers Ellie's murdered corpse.
  • John slugs the mole.

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