In effect, modern cow town Spurline is run by Virgil Renchler, owner of the Golden Empire Ranch. One night, two of Virgil's henchmen go a little too far and beat a "bracero" ranch hand to death. Faced with an obvious cover-up and opposition on every hand, sheriff Ben Sadler is goaded into investigating. His unlikely ally: Renchler's lovely, self-willed and overprotected daughter. Will Ben survive Renchler's wrath?
Unfortunately the movie Man in the Shadow is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Jack Arnold | Director |
| Writing | Gene L. Coon | Writer |
| Camera | Arthur E. Arling | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Production | Albert Zugsmith | Producer |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Alfred Sweeney | Art Direction |
| Art | John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound |
