The Lady from Shanghai

Name: The Lady from Shanghai
Director: Orson Welles
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1947-12-24
Rating: 7.3

Film1947

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Director: Orson Welles
Language: English
Released: 1947-12-24
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A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

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Rita HayworthElsa Bannister
Orson WellesMichael O'Hara
Everett SloaneArthur Bannister
Glenn AndersGeorge Grisby
Ted de CorsiaSidney Broome
Erskine SanfordJudge
Gus SchillingGoldfish
Carl Frank — artwork unavailable
Carl FrankGalloway
Louis MerrillJake Bjornsen
Evelyn EllisBessie

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