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Man in the Shadow

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 20m
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6.8/10
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Orson Welles, Jeff Chandler, and Colleen Miller in Man in the Shadow (1957)
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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 eve... Read allVirgil 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writer
    • Gene L. Coon
  • Stars
    • Jeff Chandler
    • Orson Welles
    • Colleen Miller
  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writer
    • Gene L. Coon
  • Stars
    • Jeff Chandler
    • Orson Welles
    • Colleen Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Orson Welles, Jeff Chandler, and Colleen Miller in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Orson Welles, Jeff Chandler, Paul Fix, John Larch, and Colleen Miller in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Orson Welles, Paul Fix, John Larch, and Colleen Miller in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    John Larch and Colleen Miller in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Jeff Chandler, Paul Fix, and Harry Harvey in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Jeff Chandler in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Orson Welles and Jeff Chandler in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Jeff Chandler and Barbara Lawrence in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Orson Welles and John Larch in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Jeff Chandler in Man in the Shadow (1957)
    Barbara Lawrence in Man in the Shadow (1957)

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    Jeff Chandler
    Jeff Chandler
    • Ben Sadler
    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Virgil Renchler
    Colleen Miller
    Colleen Miller
    • Skippy Renchler
    Ben Alexander
    Ben Alexander
    • Ab Begley
    Barbara Lawrence
    Barbara Lawrence
    • Helen Sadler
    John Larch
    John Larch
    • Ed Yates
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Hank James
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    • Aiken Clay
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Herb Parker
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Chet Huneker
    Martin Garralaga
    Martin Garralaga
    • Jesus Cisneros
    Mario Siletti
    Mario Siletti
    • Tony Santoro
    Charles Horvath
    Charles Horvath
    • Len Bookman
    William Schallert
    William Schallert
    • Jim Shaney
    Joseph J. Greene
    • Harry Youngquist
    Forrest Lewis
    Forrest Lewis
    • Jake Kelley
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Dr. Creighton
    • (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
    Joe Schneider
    • Juan Martin
    • Director
      • Jack Arnold
    • Writer
      • Gene L. Coon
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    • Trivia
      The role of Virgil Renchler was originally supposed to be played by Robert Middleton. The William Morris Agency instead suggested Orson Welles, who badly needed money to pay income taxes he owned to the Internal Revenue Service.
    • Goofs
      Many characters comment about the heat, saying the temperature must be well over 100 degrees, yet even though they are all wearing long sleeves, ties, even suits, no one is ever sweating. The only ones with even a bit moisture on them are the old man and one of the henchmen.
    • Quotes

      Ben Sadler: There isn't a yard of guts in this whole town. This isn't a town, it's a trained dog act! I'm tired of gettin' pushed around! One way or another I'm gonna get myself a couple of murderers tonight.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Veil: Summer Heat (1958)

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    7/10
    A sheriff investigates the strange death of a Mexican laborer but gets not help when he attempts to find law and order
    Intriguing and thrilling semi-Western about a honest marshal called Sadler has to confront a vicious land baron and his hoodlums . He is Virgil Ranchler whose ranch is bigger than five European countries . Violence and fear gripped in a land of the lawless but there appears marshal Ben Sandler (Jeff Chandler) as the only man in the country willing to stand up to powerful Virgil Ranchler (Orson Welles who rewrote sections of the script) . When his ruthless henchmen (John Larch , Leo Gordon) go to far and kill one of his migrant workmen , earnest Ben Sadler suspects Ranchler is behind the cruel death . As the sheriff goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's . However , Sadler gets not support from townsfolk when he attempts to find justice .

    Offbeat semi-Western about an upright marshal taking on a wealthy rancher responsible for immigrant's brutal death . The film packs violence , suspense , drama , thrills , moving set pieces and results to be quite entertaining . It's a medium-low budget film with good actors , technicians , production values and pleasing results . However , some reviewers and journalists told that producer Albert Zugsmith's low budget didn't allow for a single cow to be shown . A good almost-Western of the kind that was already close in the then changing climate of Hollywood , what follows result to be Westerns in which stand out the twilight style , typical of the sixties . There is plenty of intrigue and thriller in the movie ; it continues to thicken to the inevitable final showdown .

    It's a stirring thriller with breathtaking confrontation between leading roles , Jeff Chandler and Orson Welles . Jeff Chandler interprets efficiently a marshal responsible for law and order in a cattle town . Orson Welles is terrific as Virgil Renchler , a wealthy man who owns most of the town providing a thriving economy . The role of Virgil Renchler was originally supposed to be played by Robert Middleton ; however the casting agency instead suggested Orson Welles, who badly needed money to pay tax . Orson Welles interpreted for getting financing to shoot his pictures , as he played several peculiar as well as exotic characters such as ¨The Tartari¨ , ¨Saul¨ , ¨Cagliostro¨ , ¨Cesare Borgia¨ and ¨Black rose¨ . Support cast is pretty good such as John Larch , Colleen Miller , Ben Alexander , James Gleason , William Schallert , Royal Dano , Paul Fix and a wasted Barbara Lawrence as wife . Special mention for Leo Gordon , he chomps his way through role of despicable villain , his ordinary character as a cruelly baddie , as he is pretty well , and bears a two-fisted and mocking aspect , subsequently he would play similar characters .

    Enjoyable and thrilling musical score by Joseph Gershenson . Evocative cinematography in Black and White Cinemascope by Arthur E Arling . This ¨Enemy in the shadow¨ also titled ¨Pay the devil¨or ¨Seeds of wrath¨ was expertly staged by Jack Arnold who carried out an exciting climax of the picture . Being compellingly directed and resulting to be one of his best forays into the thriller genre . Arnold makes a nice camera work with clever choreography on the showdown , fighting , moving confrontations and suspenseful set pieces . He reigns supreme as one of the greatest filmmakers of 50s science , achieving an important cult popularity with classics as "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," and its follow-up titled "Revenge of the Creature" that was a nice sequel . "Tarantula" was likewise a lot of amusement and of course "The Incredible Shrinking Man" attained his greatest enduring cult popularity , it's a thought-provoking and impressive classic that's lost none of its power throughout the years . Arnold's final two genre entries were the interesting "Monster on the Campus" and the outlandish "The Space Children¨ . In addition to his film work, Arnold also directed episodes of such TV shows .
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    • Release date
      • January 22, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Seeds of Wrath
    • Filming locations
      • Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Albert Zugsmith Productions
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    • Budget
      • $600,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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