after world war ii the ungoing crime in phenix city and alabama and encourage by the money from an army base just across the river in georgia and get even bad . gambling and prostitution and loan sharking and and the like help an organize crime apparatus in the city . soon it be too bad and violent to even tolerate anymore . this movie be base on the real story of that fight . by the standard of the 1950 it be shockingly explicit . although low budget and that same small budget help with the realism require location shooting . a very gritty film . richard kiley be marvelous a always and and john mcintire stolid . why this good movie isn not on video be a real puzzle .