City Of Shadows (1987 Film)
City of Shadows may refer to: * ''City of Shadows'' (1927 film), an American crime film directed by J. P. McGowan * City of Shadows (1955 film), an American crime film directed by William Witney * ''City of Shadows'' (1987 film), released on UK home media as ''Nightmare City'' * City of Shadows (2010 film) ''City of Shadows'' (french: La Cité) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kim Nguyen and released in 2010. Partially inspired by but not a direct adaptation of Albert Camus's novel ''The Plague (novel), The Plague'', the film stars Jean-Marc Bar ...

City Of Shadows (1955 Film)
''City of Shadows'' is a 1955 American crime film directed by William Witney and written by Houston Branch. The film stars Victor McLaglen, John Baer, Kathleen Crowley, Anthony Caruso, June Vincent and Richard Reeves. The film was released on June 2, 1955 by Republic Pictures. Plot Big Tim Channing is a small-time racketeer who makes a living supplying old, out-of-date slot machines to businesses. Gangsters Di Bruno and Finetti are his main competition. He finds that many gamblers are using slugs rather than coins to play his machines. He catches 12-year-old Dan Mason, an orphaned newsboy, using slugs. Dan admits he and all the other newsboys use slugs, winning jackpots to make money. Channing realizes he can drive other racketeers out of business by having the newsboys fill the slot machines with slugs. Channing becomes a father-figure to the boy. Ten years later, Channing has taken over all the rackets in the city and Di Bruno and Finetti now work for him. Dan is going t ...
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