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The Lady from Shanghai
I told you... you know nothing about wickedness
Genres
MysteryCrimeThriller
Overview
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Details
Budget
$2300000
Revenue
$1564609
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1947-12-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
703
Vote Average
7.344
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Rita Hayworth
Elsa Bannister
Orson Welles
Michael O'Hara
Everett Sloane
Arthur Bannister
Glenn Anders
George Grisby
Ted de Corsia
Sidney Broome
Erskine Sanford
Judge
Gus Schilling
Goldfish
Carl Frank
District Attorney Galloway
Louis Merrill
Jake Bjornsen
Evelyn Ellis
Bessie
Harry Shannon
Cab Driver
William Alland
Reporter (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Schoolteacher at Aquarium / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Wong Artarne
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Townswomen (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Guard (uncredited)
Steve Benton
Policeman (uncredited)
Wong Chung
Li (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Al Eben
Policeman (uncredited)
Edythe Elliott
Old Lady (uncredited)
John Elliott
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Man in Courthouse (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Reporter (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Maynard Holmes
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Byron Kane
Reporter (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Policeman (uncredited)
Grace Lem
Chinese Woman (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Port Steward / Officer Peters (uncredited)
Sam Nelson
Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
Mary Newton
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Guard (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Recht
Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
Woman (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Thomson
Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Policeman / Thug (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Old Woman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Big Coke Drinker with Vest (uncredited)
Richard Wilson
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Bailiff (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Sailor (uncredited)
Vernon Cansino
Man (uncredited)
Doris Chan
Chinese Girl (uncredited)
George Chirello
Man (uncredited)
Peter Cusanelli
Bartender (uncredited)
Heenan Elliott
Guard (uncredited)
Robert Gray
Reporter (uncredited)
Preston Lee
Chinese Man (uncredited)
Billy Louie
Chinese Girl (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Sailor (uncredited)
Theresa Testa
Townswoman (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Sailor (uncredited)
Jean Wong
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Pretty Woman (uncredited)
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