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Actors: Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Lady From Shanghai |
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THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI is a movie written and directed by Orson Welles in 1947.
Mike is hired by Mrs. Bannister, the charming wife of one of L.A. top lawyers, to work as a sailor on the couple's private yacht. During the cruise, Rita - Mrs. Bannister - Hayworth seduces Orson -Mike- Welles who'd like Hayworth to leave her husband and follow him. But Hayworth can't imagine a life without comfort. So when Grisby, Bannister's associate, proposes to Mike to take part into an insurance swindle involving Grisby's fake murder, Mike can't resist. Unfortunately Grisby is really murdered and Mike arrested for a crime he hasn't committed.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Lady From Shanghai |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
- The Caribbean
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- San Francisco
Misc setting
- prison
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
Is this movie based on a
- book
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