Man in the Shadow (1957 American film) Sadler's badge to him. The movie was originally called "Pay the Devil". It was Jeff Chandler's last film under his exclusive deal with Universal. The part of Virgil Renchler was originally going to be played by Robert Middleton but agents from the William Morris Agency suggested Orson Welles, who badly needed the money to pay back taxes. It was his first Western. During the course of making the film, Welles rewrote sections of the script. He also formed a relationship with Albert Zugsmith who produced Welles' next movie as director, "Touch of Evil" (1958). Filming started October 1956. Director Jack
Touch of Evil that would have happened." Although Universal Pictures did its best to prevent "Touch of Evil" from being selected for the 1958 Brussels World Film Festival—part of the Expo 58 world's fair—the film received its European premiere and Welles was invited to attend. To his astonishment, Welles collected the two top awards. "Touch of Evil" received the International Critics Prize, and Welles was recognized for his body of work. "Touch of Evil" was placed #64 on American Film Institute's "100 Years, 100 Thrills" list in 2001. Roger Ebert added "Touch of Evil" to his Great Movies list in 1998. He praised