The Lady from Shanghai

Dec 24, 1947

1h 27m

★ 7.3

I told you... you know nothing about wickedness

Overview

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Mercury Productions

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Elsa Bannister

Rita Hayworth

Michael O'Hara

Orson Welles

Arthur Bannister

Everett Sloane

George Grisby

Glenn Anders

Sidney Broome

Ted de Corsia

Judge

Erskine Sanford

Goldfish

Gus Schilling

District Attorney Galloway

Carl Frank

Jake Bjornsen

Louis Merrill

Bessie

Evelyn Ellis

Cab Driver

Harry Shannon

Reporter (uncredited)

William Alland

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

7.3

Murder, My Sweet

Dec 14, 1944

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

5.9

The Brasher Doubloon

Feb 6, 1947

Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.

6.0

Lady in the Lake

Dec 19, 1946

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

7.4

The Long Goodbye

Mar 8, 1973

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

5.1

Doctor Mordrid

Nov 2, 1992

Bound by hate and a mystical amulet that holds the powers of life and death, two immortal wizards meet for the last time in an ancient struggle of good versus evil.

7.6

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Dec 11, 1967

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

7.5

Malcolm X

Nov 18, 1992

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

7.2

The Fortune Cookie

Oct 19, 1966

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

6.1

Crime of Passion

Dec 28, 1956

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.