Bibliograph

The lady from Shanghai, Columbia Pictures presents ; screenplay and production by Orson Welles

Type

Label

The lady from Shanghai, Columbia Pictures presents ; screenplay and production by Orson Welles

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

The lady from Shanghai

Medium

videorecording Blu-ray

Responsibility statement

Columbia Pictures presents ; screenplay and production by Orson Welles

Runtime

Summary

Adventurer Mike O'Hara rescues beautiful Elsa Bannister from attackers in Central Park. Elsa induces Mike to sign up as a sailor on the yacht belonging to her husband, crippled millionaire criminal lawyer Arthur Bannister. In the West Indies, the cruise party is joined by Bannister's law partner, George Grisby. Disguised as a steward is private detective Sidney Broome, who has been hired by Bannister to spy on Elsa. During the voyage, a love affair grows between Mike and Elsa

Technique

live action

Classification