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.
Victor McLaglen
as Big Tim Channing
John Baer
as Dan Mason
Kathleen Crowley
as Fern Fellows
Anthony Caruso
as Tony Finetti
June Vincent
as Linda Fairaday
Richard Reeves
as Angelo Di Bruno
Paul Maxey
as Davis, Disbarred Lawyer
Frank Ferguson
as District Attorney Hunt
Richard Travis
as Phil Jergins
Kay E. Kuter
as Bartender Kink (as Kay Kuter)
Nicolas Coster
as Roy Fellows
Fern Hall
as Miss Hall
