The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Director:
Orson Welles
Writer:
Orson Welles
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Rita Hayworth as Elsa Bannister |
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Orson Welles as Michael O'Hara |
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Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister |
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Glenn Anders as George Grisby |
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Ted de Corsia as Sidney Broome |
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Erskine Sanford as Judge |
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Gus Schilling as Goldfish |
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Carl Frank as District Attorney Galloway |
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Louis Merrill as Jake Bjornsen |
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Evelyn Ellis as Bessie |
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Harry Shannon as Cab Driver |
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William Alland as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jessie Arnold as Schoolteacher at Aquarium / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Wong Artarne as Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
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Rama Bai as Townswomen (uncredited) |
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Jack Baxley as Guard (uncredited) |
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Steve Benton as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Wong Chung as Li (uncredited) |
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Eddie Coke as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Tom Coleman as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Al Eben as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Edythe Elliott as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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John Elliott as Court Clerk (uncredited) |
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Charles Ferguson as Man in Courthouse (uncredited) |
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Joseph Granby as Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Alvin Hammer as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Maynard Holmes as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Byron Kane as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Grace Lem as Chinese Woman (uncredited) |
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Charles Meakin as Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
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Philip Morris as Port Steward / Officer Peters (uncredited) |
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Sam Nelson as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited) |
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Mary Newton as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Joe Palma as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Edward Peil Sr. as Guard (uncredited) |
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Gerald Pierce as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Joe Recht as Garage Attendant (uncredited) |
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Mabel Smaney as Woman (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Norman Thomson as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Philip Van Zandt as Policeman / Thug (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Vaughan as Old Woman (uncredited) |
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Blackie Whiteford as Big Coke Drinker with Vest (uncredited) |
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Richard Wilson as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Eumenio Blanco as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Vernon Cansino as Man (uncredited) |
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Doris Chan as Chinese Girl (uncredited) |
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George Chirello as Man (uncredited) |
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Peter Cusanelli as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Heenan Elliott as Guard (uncredited) |
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Robert Gray as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Preston Lee as Chinese Man (uncredited) |
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Billy Louie as Chinese Girl (uncredited) |
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Mike Morelli as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Theresa Testa as Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Eleanore Vogel as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Glen Walters as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Chalky Williams as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Jean Wong as Ticket Seller (uncredited) |
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Katherine Yorke as Pretty Woman (uncredited) |
| Writing | Orson Welles | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sherwood King | Novel |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sturges Carne | Art Direction |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Orson Welles | Producer |
| Production | William Castle | Associate Producer |
| Production | Richard Wilson | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Lodge Cunningham | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Wilbur Menefee | Set Decoration |
| Art | Herman N. Schoenbrun | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Sam Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Editing | Viola Lawrence | Editor |
| Directing | Orson Welles | Director |