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(aka "Pay the Devil")
Directed by Jack Arnold
USA 1957
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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. *** Orson Welles and Jeff Chandler star in Man in the Shadow, a modern-day Western with bite and social significance. As the new sheriff in town, Ben Sadler (Chandler) believes in justice. As owner of the Golden Empire ranch, Virgil Renchler (Welles) makes his own rules, obeyed by a town that needs his business. When the brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by all who fear its perpetrator, the formidable Renchler, Sadler fights a lonely and dangerous battle against the entire county. Up against a master manipulator, more than one attempt is made on his life. Suspense mounts steadily to a showdown - in which only one man can win. |
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Theatrical Release: December 12th, 1957
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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| Runtime | 1:20:24.820 | |
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2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 27,095,529,414 bytesFeature: 25,187,923,968 bytesVideo Bitrate: 37.90 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 27,095,529,414 bytesFeature: 25,187,923,968 bytesVideo Bitrate: 37.90 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
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On their
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Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track (16-bit) in the original
English language. It doesn't have a ton of aggressive effects - and the
lossless track can handle it easily. The uncredited score is by
Hans J. Salter (Tower
of London,
Man
Without a Star,
The
Killer that Stalked New York, The
Strange Door,
Cover
Up, Man
Without a Star,
Scarlet Street,
The Land Unknown,
The War Lord,
The Mole People,
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx)
and
Herman Stein (Female
on the Beach,
This
Island Earth,
It Came From Outer Space,
War Arrow,
Tarantula,
There's Always Tomorrow,
The Incredible Shrinking Man)
The Kino
Blu-ray has
a new audio commentary by Troy Howarth who
discusses similarity with Citizen Kane, the psychological-heavy
western genre, the effective use of Cinemascope widescreen black and
white, recycled scores (music from
Tarantula - desert locale), why Welles was in this 'B' picture
(answer: money - was paid $60,000), the Mayberry quality of the small
town and much more including degrees of separation on many of the bit
players. There is also a theatrical trailer for Man in the Shadow
and for 6 other films.
Man in the Shadow
has Jack Arnold's economy but turns out to be a good genre picture (even
if the genre is less-defined). Welles adds gravitas, Chandler is
excellent and there are many effective supporting players.
Conflict, racism, power, corruption, murder and many more themes are
explored to varying degrees. Super Blu-ray
from Kino with impressive a/v and a highly informative commentary. We
give this a strong recommendation!
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