Man In the Shadow (1957)

[Wellesnet]

Made just before "Touch of Evil", at the same studio.
Now available on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwBcPnnWKM

[Roger Ryan]

...and the Universal Home Video art department used a cropped publicity still from this film as part of its cover design for the 2008 DVD reissue of TOUCH OF EVIL, a cover that was carried over for this year's Blu-ray release.

[Sir Bygber Brown]

I just watched this tonight. Highly recommended. A good companion piece to Touch of Evil, but in this one we see Orson with minimal makeup around the same period, wearing only a false nose I believe? Orson is the villain so there's a healthy amount of scenes with him, way more than during the cameo era where they shrank down to single scenes. This is a schlocky noir film with a western setting, decent performance, cool film considering I saw it for free on youtube. (Not via the link above, but there is at time of writing another copy up).

[tonyw]

This definitely deserves another viewing. It was re-titled PAY THE DEVIL (or something like it) on release in the UK. I did not find it as impressive as TOUCH OF EVIL for obvious reasons but the film does reveal that Orson's perspectives on anti-Hispanic racism where not unique at the time if Universal bankrolled two similar projects. Again with SUN columnist Katie Hopkins's racist diatribes against immigrants (reminiscent of DER EWIGE JUDEN), this also shows how relevant Orson's perspectives still are today.

[Sir Bygber Brown]

Ha of course, its not a patch on Touch of Evil, but compared to most of the tripe I watch in hopes of catching a glimpse of Orson, this rates pretty highly, right after The Prince of Foxes and such.

[Wellesnet]

KinoLorber will release the film on blu-ray on March 10, 2020:

MAN IN THE SHADOW (1957)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
• Optional English Subtitles
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Theatrical Trailer

Color 80 Minutes 2.35:1 Not Rated
From Jack Arnold, the acclaimed director of It Came from Outer Space, The Glass Web, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Tarantula, The Incredible Shrinking Man and No Name on the Bullet, comes this action-packed thriller starring Jeff Chandler (Ten Seconds to Hell, Red Ball Express) and Orson Welles (Touch of Evil, The Stranger). “Unless we go back to being beasts, there’s got to be law for everybody.” This stand is taken by sheriff Ben Sadler (Chandler) when the brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by those who fear its perpetrator: powerful land baron Virgil Renchler (Welles). As owner of the Golden Empire ranch, the formidable Renchler makes his own rules… and a town that needs his business obeys them. But Ben believes in justice, and with the entire county against him, he fights a lonely and dangerous battle. He’s up against a master manipulator, and after a few attempts on the sheriff’s life, suspense mounts steadily to a showdown in which only one man can win. A modern-day western with bite and social significance, Man in the Shadow (also known as Pay the Devil) teems with atmosphere and features top-notch performances by its two leads.