{"id":28677,"date":"2012-11-26T12:44:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28677"},"modified":"2020-12-17T21:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T04:14:51","slug":"lady-from-shanghai-the-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28677","title":{"rendered":"Lady From Shanghai, The (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Everybody is somebody&#8217;s fool.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Poster-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Poster-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Poster.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Irish drifter (Orson Welles) immediately becomes smitten with a beautiful woman (Rita Hayworth) he helps rescue from a rape attempt. Soon he&#8217;s invited to serve as a ship&#8217;s mate on a yacht trip hosted by Hayworth&#8217;s wealthy, crippled husband (Everett Sloane), where Sloane&#8217;s business partner (Glenn Anders) attempts to convince Welles to take the rap for a murder he won&#8217;t actually commit.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Femmes Fatales<\/li>\n<li>Framed<\/li>\n<li>Orson Welles Films<\/li>\n<li>Plot to Murder<\/li>\n<li>Rita Hayworth Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;longtime cult favorite&#8221; &#8212; infamous as the movie &#8220;held back for two years by Columbia chief Harry Cohn, who was horrified that Welles would chop off the flowing red hair of Rita Hayworth&#8221; in addition to going &#8220;way over budget on a film that [he] couldn&#8217;t understand&#8221; &#8212; may be &#8220;Orson Welles&#8217;s most enjoyable film&#8221;. He notes that &#8220;the film has always given critics trouble because it&#8217;s hard to categorize&#8221;, given that the &#8220;story itself&#8221; (based on Sherwood King&#8217;s novel <em>If I Die Before I Wake<\/em>) &#8220;is classic <em>film noir<\/em> material&#8221;, but it could also be seen as &#8220;more of a twist on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11641\"><em>Gilda<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; and &#8220;anticipates <em>Beat the Devil<\/em>&#8221; because of its &#8220;tongue-in-cheek humor, the improvisation, the bizarre characters, the blonde (played by an actress known for a different hair color) who is a habitual liar, [and] the sense that the director is having a grand time behind his camera&#8221;. Indeed, as Peary points out, &#8220;Welles has fun simply by setting his significant scenes in such unusual places as an aquarium (for a love scene), a Chinese theater, and an amusement-park Crazy House&#8221;, which serves as the location for Welles&#8217; justifiably &#8220;celebrated shootout in the Hall of Mirrors&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in complete agreement with Peary&#8217;s assessment of this convoluted yet consistently enjoyable and creatively filmed <em>noir<\/em>, which &#8212; like most of the titles in Welles&#8217; oeuvre &#8212; never fails to keep one engaged on (at the very least) a visual level. Welles-the-actor has been criticized for his attempt at an Irish brogue here in the lead role, but I find it convincing enough, and a nice change from his typically sonorous boom. It&#8217;s remarkably easy to buy his characterization as a chump who&#8217;s fully aware he&#8217;s being taken advantage of by Hayworth and her crew, yet can&#8217;t seem to find a way out of the nightmare he&#8217;s pulled into. The screenplay (co-written by Welles) is full of zingy one-liners (&#8220;I&#8217;ve always found it very sanitary to be broke&#8221;), and will certainly keep you on your toes throughout &#8212; though I actually don&#8217;t find it quite so difficult to follow as others claim. Meanwhile, Hayworth is as gorgeous as ever, easily convincing us that she&#8217;s someone Welles would lose his head over. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orson Welles as Michael O&#8217;Hara<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Welles2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Welles2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Welles2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Welles2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Welles2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Welles2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Sloane2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Sloane2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Sloane2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Sloane2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Sloane2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Sloane2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Glenn Anders as George Grisby<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Anders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Anders-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Anders-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Anders-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Anders-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Anders.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Innovative direction by Welles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hayworth-Lying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hayworth-Lying-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hayworth-Lying-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hayworth-Lying-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hayworth-Lying-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hayworth-Lying.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Aquarium.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Aquarium-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Aquarium-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Aquarium-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Aquarium-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Aquarium.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospherically <em>noir<\/em>-ish cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-Cinematography2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location footage in the Bay Area of California<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-from-Shanghai-SF2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The justifiably famous &#8220;hall of mirrors&#8221; finale<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Lady-From-Shanghai-Hall-of-Mirrors2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as one of Welles&#8217; best films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040525\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1948\/06\/10\/archives\/orson-welles-production-the-lady-from-shanghai-bows-at-loews.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3006&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/ladyshang.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/80637\/the-lady-from-shanghai#articles-reviews\">TCM: The Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-lady-from-shanghai\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Everybody is somebody&#8217;s fool.&#8221; Synopsis: An Irish drifter (Orson Welles) immediately becomes smitten with a beautiful woman (Rita Hayworth) he helps rescue from a rape attempt. Soon he&#8217;s invited to serve as a ship&#8217;s mate on a yacht trip hosted by Hayworth&#8217;s wealthy, crippled husband (Everett Sloane), where Sloane&#8217;s business partner (Glenn Anders) attempts to convince Welles to take the rap for a murder he won&#8217;t actually commit. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Femmes Fatales Framed Orson Welles Films Plot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28677\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28677"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58336,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28677\/revisions\/58336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}