Man in the Shadow
6.8
“THIS WAS THE NIGHT WHEN THE LAW TURNED LAWLESS...to win back the justice a town had betrayed!”
In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but their quest for justice puts them both in danger.
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Cast
20 people
Jeff Chandler
Ben Sadler
Known for
Broken Arrow
Merrill's Marauders
Orson Welles
Virgil Renchler
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Colleen Miller
Skippy Renchler
Also in
Four Guns to the Border
Step Down to Terror
Ben Alexander
Ab Begley
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Barbara Lawrence
Helen Sadler
Known for
Unfaithfully Yours
Thieves' Highway
John Larch
Ed Yates
Known for
Dirty Harry
The Amityville Horror
James Gleason
Hank James
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Arsenic and Old Lace
Royal Dano
Aiken Clay
Known for
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
House II: The Second Story
Paul Fix
Herb Parker
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Zabriskie Point
Leo Gordon
Chet Huneker
Known for
My Name Is Nobody
Fire and Ice
Martín Garralaga
Jesus Cisneros
Known for
Lonely are the Brave
The Left Handed Gun
Mario Siletti
Tony Santoro
Known for
Kansas City Confidential
The Little World of Don Camillo
Jack Arnold Director · Gene L. Coon Writer Arthur E. Arling Cinematographer
United States release December 12, 1957 · Produced in United States · Production Universal Pictures
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · December 12, 1957
Theatrical
United States · December 12, 1957
Limited theatrical · Houston, San Antonio
United States
December 12, 1957 · Premiere · Fort Worth, Texas
January 22, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 6, 1958 · Theatrical
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