“Not again,” he says, and walks away, out through the door, leaving her to die. The Lady from Shanghai began with the sea, and it ends with the sea, as Michael walks out of the Crazy House and back to the ocean, having wandered through the world of mutually destructive desire and out the other side.
17. Michael escapes. In the confusion that follows, Michael overpowers his guards, flees the building and makes for San Fransisco's Chinatown district. Hiding in a theatre, he is found by Elsa and discovers the gun used to kill Grisby in her handbag.
A seaman becomes involved in a complex murder plot when he is hired to work on a yacht. He soon finds himself implicated in the murder, despite his innocence. The film is best remembered for it's climax "hall of mirrors" scene with a shoot out amidst shards of shattering glass.The Lady from Shanghai / Film synopsis
While film noir is replete with schizophrenic reflection and mirror images, the many depictions of Elsa are the key to The Lady from Shanghai's themes of fractured identities, frustrated desire, and visual derangement.
Her hometown newspaper reported her age as 60, though she passed away two months short of that milestone. “Rebecca Welles Manning, 60, passed away peacefully October 17, 2004 at home in Tacoma, WA. Rebecca was born to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, December 17, 1944 in Santa Monica, CA.
Rita Hayworth married Orson Welles in September 1943. She was 25, he 28. They were young, talented, and celebrities. They say that opposites attract, and you could hardly get more opposites than Orson and Rita.
James Hillm. 1958–1961Dick Haymesm. 1953–1955Aly Khanm. 1949–1953Orson Wellesm. 1943–1947Edward C. Judsonm. 1937–1942Rita Hayworth/SpouseHayworth began a relationship with film producer James Hill, whom she went on to marry on February 2, 1958. He put her in one of her last major films, Separate Tables.
June 9, 1948 (USA)The Lady from Shanghai / Release date
Venice, CaliforniaRare images showing Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and her husband Tony Curtis relaxing between takes during the production of film noir classic Touch of Evil in Venice, California in 1957.
Orson WellesWilliam CastleCharles LedererFletcher MarkleThe Lady from Shanghai/Screenplay
Mercury TheatreColumbia PicturesMercury ProductionsThe Lady from Shanghai/Production companies
Orson WellesThe Lady from Shanghai / DirectorGeorge Orson Welles was an American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Wikipedia