"The inside story of a criminal empire spawned on city streets...its laws executed in back alleys in bullets and blood"02 June 1955Crime70 mins
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.
Having paid for the education and legal training of his younger brother, Bruce, with the idea that he would become a lawyer and join his business, Frederick Garth, a racketeer posing as an honest businessman, is dismayed when he learns that Bruce has become a G-Man instead.
A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.
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City of Shadows (1955)
City of Shadows (1955) 1h 10min | Crime Drama Film Noir | June 2 1955 (USA) A lawyer's (John Baer) girlfriend (Kathleen Crowley) does not like his job of ...
City of Shadows HD trailer
Reuploading this in HD because the blurriness was terrible. So watch in 720 or up! Link to the fic; ...
City of Shadows (Official Movie Trailer)
Not Damien Walters but just a quick little teaser ;) Takes place in Chicago!
CITY OF SHADOWS - PART I
Part I of award winning song cycle "City of Shadows" Showing at FringeNYC August 21 - 26 tickets -
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