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Apr 2, 2020 · Though 1957’s Man in the Shadow is inherently tricky to classify, a few things are immediately apparent. First is that the film’s rugged leading man, the narrow-framed Jeff Chandler, is noticeably tall. At 6’4” with a cowboy hat and boots, standard doorways are clearly minor challenges.
Man in the Shadow: Directed by Jack Arnold. With Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander. Virgil Renchler owns most of the town, providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him, even if it means his job and everyone else's.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Jack Arnold
- 1958-01-22
Man in the Shadow is directed by Jack Arnold and written by Gene L. Coon. it stars Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander, John Larch and Barbara Lawrence. Uncredited music is by Hans J. Salter and Herman Stein, and cinematography by Arthur E. Arling.
A Universal western in black-and-white 'Scope directed by Jack Arnold. Jeff Chandler, a poor producer's Gregory Peck, is the principled sheriff of a USA-Mexico border town, while the cigar-chomping business empire baddie is Orson Welles in his only American western.
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- Universal International Pictures
- Jack Arnold
Review: The town of Spurline is basically run at the beck and call of local cattle rancher Virgil Renchler (Orson Welles), who owns many acres of grazing land in the area. But with that kind of power comes a recklessness, and a lack of control over the worst instincts of his men, who he supports unconditionally no matter what.
Directed by Jack Arnold, Man in the Shadow is a barely disguised allegory of Fascism and corruption on the range that focuses on an earnest sheriff investigating the death of a Mexican laborer who was beaten to death.
Man in the Shadow is a 1957 American CinemaScope crime Western film directed by Jack Arnold and starring Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller and Ben Alexander.
