Man in the Shadow (1957)
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Man in the Shadow is a better-than-usual Albert Zugsmith production starring Jeff Chandler as the newly appointed lawman in a corrupt southwestern town. A Mexican laborer has been murdered, a crime which powerful land baron Orson Welles wants the sheriff to ignore. Chandler bucks Welles' wishes and investigates the killing, with the trail of evidence leading inexorably to Welles...but what's the motive? Man in the Shadow is unimportant enough on its own, but the fact that it was produced at all would have a far-reaching effect on cinematic history. It was during shooting of this western that producer Albert Zugsmith and actor Orson Welles agreed to collaborate on the Welles-directed masterpiece Touch of Evil (58). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jack Arnold
Synopsis of Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow is a better-than-usual Albert Zugsmith production starring Jeff Chandler as the newly appointed lawman in a corrupt southwestern town. A Mexican laborer has been murdered, a crime which powerful land baron Orson Welles wants the sheriff to ignore. Chandler bucks Welles' wishes and investigates the killing, with the trail of evidence leading inexorably to Welles...but what's the motive? Man in the Shadow is unimportant enough on its own, but the fact that it was produced at all would have a far-reaching effect on cinematic history. It was during shooting of this western that producer Albert Zugsmith and actor Orson Welles agreed to collaborate on the Welles-directed masterpiece Touch of Evil (58). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Man in the Shadow
- Jeff Chandler - Sheriff Ben Sadler
- Colleen Miller - Skippy Renchler
- Barbara Lawrence - Helen Sadler
- James Gleason - Hank James
- Paul Fix - Herb Parker
- Martin Garralaga - Jesus Cisneros
- Charles Horvath - Len Bookman
- Joseph J. Greene - Harry Youngquist
- Harry Harvey - Dr. Creighton
- Faith Brook
- Zachary Scott
- Gordon Jackson
- Orson Welles - Virgil Renchler
- Ben Alexander - Ab Begley
- John Larch - Ed Yates
- Royal Dano - Aiken Clay
- Leo Gordon - Chet Huneker
- Mario Siletti - Tony Santoro
- William Schallert - Jim Shaney
- Forrest Lewis - Jake Kelley
- Mort Mills - Gateman
- Faith Domergue
- Peter Illing
- Kay Callard
- Director(s):
- Jack Arnold
- Writer(s):
- Gene L. Coon
- Producer(s):
- Albert Zugsmith
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