Episode 547 · Film year 1947
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Spencer Parsons, Peter Flynn
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Noirvember 2021 continues with a look at Orson Welles's The Lady from Shanghai (1947). It’s the story of Michael O’Hara (Welles), a sailor who falls in with a strange group of people: A gorgeous blonde, Elsa (Rita Hayworth), the titular lady from Shanghai, her husband, Arthur Bannister, a high-powered lawyer, and his partner, Grisby, a weirdo who wants to fake his own death and pin it on Michael.
Spencer Parsons (opens in a new tab) and Peter Flynn (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this highly-compromised film.
Spencer Parsons (opens in a new tab) and Peter Flynn (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this highly-compromised film.
Labels: Film Noir Noirvember Orson Welles Peter Flynn Rita Hayworth Spencer Parsons
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- "Lady from Shanghai" - Tav Falco's Panther Burns
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