The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

87 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 24, 1947

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

The Lady from Shanghai

87 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 24, 1947

The Lady from Shanghai
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Columbia Pictures, Mercury Productions
Original title The Lady from Shanghai
Directors Sam Nelson, Orson Welles
Writers Sherwood King, Fletcher Markle, William Castle, Charles Lederer, Orson Welles

Cast

Rita Hayworth

as Elsa Bannister

Orson Welles

as Michael O'Hara

Everett Sloane

as Arthur Bannister

Glenn Anders

as George Grisby

Ted de Corsia

as Sidney Broome

Erskine Sanford

as Judge

Gus Schilling

as Goldfish

Lou Merrill

as Jake

Carl Frank

as District Attorney Galloway

Evelyn Ellis

as Bessie

Harry Shannon

as Cab Driver

William Alland

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

as Schoolteacher at Aquarium / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

as Guard (uncredited)

Steve Benton

as Policeman (uncredited)

Wong Chung

as Li (uncredited)

Eddie Coke

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Al Eben

as Policeman (uncredited)

Edythe Elliott

as Old Lady (uncredited)

John Elliott

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

as Man in Courthouse (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

as Reporter (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Maynard Holmes

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Byron Kane

as Reporter (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as Policeman (uncredited)

Grace Lem

as Chinese Woman (uncredited)

Charles Meakin

as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Philip Morris

as Port Steward / Officer Peters (uncredited)

Sam Nelson

as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)

Mary Newton

as Reporter (uncredited)

Joe Palma

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.

as Guard (uncredited)

Gerald Pierce

as Waiter (uncredited)

Joe Recht

as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

as Woman (uncredited)

Harry Strang

as Policeman (uncredited)

Norman Thomson

as Policeman (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

as Policeman / Thug (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

as Old Woman (uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford

as Big Coke Drinker with Vest (uncredited)

Richard Wilson

as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)