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City of Shadows (1955) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1955 · 70 mins · English
- Directed by
- William Witney
- Starring
- Kathleen Crowley, Victor McLaglen, Frank Ferguson, Nicolas Coster, Anthony Caruso, Kay E. Kuter
Inside a criminal empire that enforces its rules with bullets and blood, aging mob boss Big Tim Channing (Victor McLaglen) adopts a street‑wise newsboy, Dan Mason. He becomes a law student with Channing’s illegal help, falls for Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley) and chooses honesty, a decision that ultimately brings his mentor’s ruin.
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