Thursday, March 27, 2008

Orson Welles, Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow is a 1957 thriller starring Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander, and John Larch.

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 and the fierce opposition of the townspeople, who fear Spurline would be ruined without the Golden Empire's business.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

this painting of orson welles is terriffic! you seem to get better with each new piece that you do. you keep putting them up and i'll keep enjoying them. this one sure is a keeper (not like that james woods picture you did which i wish you'd throw back).