Movie: City of Shadows

Top 10 Billed Cast

Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen

Big Tim Channing

John Baer
John Baer

Dan Mason

Kathleen Crowley
Kathleen Crowley

Fern Fellows

Anthony Caruso
Anthony Caruso

Tony Finetti

June Vincent
June Vincent

Linda Fairaday

Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves

Angelo Di Bruno

Paul Maxey
Paul Maxey

Davis, Disbarred Lawyer

Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson

District Attorney Hunt

Richard Travis
Richard Travis

Phil Jergins

Kay E. Kuter
Kay E. Kuter

Bartender Kink (as Kay Kuter)

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    After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim.

  • Release Date

    1955-06-02

  • Average

    4.9

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    The inside story of a criminal empire spawned on city streets...its laws executed in back alleys in bullets and blood

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  • Languages:

    English
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