The Lady from Shanghai
Dec 24 1947
•1h 27m
•Mystery, Crime, Thriller
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Cast
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Rita Hayworth
Elsa Bannister
Orson Welles
Michael O'Hara
Everett Sloane
Arthur Bannister
Glenn Anders
George Grisby
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