City of Shadows (1955)

After several years of supporting parts Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republics 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 Masons mentor Big Tim