The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

87 min · Crime, Drama, Film Noir, drama film, film noir

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Orson Welles

Cast

Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia, Erskine Sanford, Gus Schilling, Louis Merrill, Carl Frank, Evelyn Ellis, Harry Shannon

The story

Irish sailor Michael O'Hara rescues a woman named Elsa when hooligans waylay her horse-drawn coach in Central Park. Escorting her to her car, Michael reveals he is a seaman and learns Elsa and her husband, criminal defense attorney Arthur Bannister, are newly arrived in New York City from Shanghai. They are on their way to San Francisco via the Panama Canal.

Catalogue themes and tags

Court, Ermordung, House of mirrors, Insurance Fraud, Kühle Blonde, New York, Rival in Love, San Francisco, Seemann, Shanghai, Star-Rechtsanwalt, Yacht, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Surrealism, Mystery, Drama, Suspense, Film adaptation, Crime Thriller, Film noir

Genres

Crime, Drama, Film Noir, drama film, film noir

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