Man In The Shadow DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The cow town of Spurline is effectively ruled by Virgil Renchler (Orson Welles) owner of the Golden Empire ranch One night some of Renchler&s hands beat a young laborer Juan Martín to death The newly elected sheriff of Spurline Ben Sadler (Jeff Chandler) decides to investigate the matter During his investigation he must contend with Renchler&s henchmen & the fierce opposition of the townspeople who fear Spurline would be ruined without the Golden Empire&s business The part of Virgil Renchler was originally going to be played by Robert Middleton but the William Morris Agency suggested Orson Welles who badly needed the money to pay back taxes During the course of making the film Welles rewrote sections of the script He also formed a relationship with Albert Zugsmith who produced Welles& next movie as director Touch of Evil (1958) Director Jack Arnold says he had one incident with Orson Welles on Welles& first day of shooting but after that he was "wonderful" to work with & full of good ideas Actors Orson Welles William Schallert Jeff Chandler Colleen Miller & Ben Alexander Director Jack Arnold Certificate 12 years & over Year 1957 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 20 minutes (approx)