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.
as Big Tim Channing
as Dan Mason
as Fern Fellows
as Tony Finetti
as Linda Fairaday
as Angelo Di Bruno
as Davis, Disbarred Lawyer
as District Attorney Hunt
as Phil Jergins
as Bartender Kink (as Kay Kuter)
as Roy Fellows
as Miss Hall
as Waitress
