The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Orson Welles.

Cast

• Rita Hayworth as Elsa Bannister
• Orson Welles as Michael O'Hara
• Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister
• Glenn Anders as George Grisby
• Ted de Corsia as Sidney Broome
• Erskine Sanford as Judge
• Gus Schilling as Goldfish
• Carl Frank as Galloway
• Louis Merrill as Jake Bjornsen
• Evelyn Ellis as Bessie
• Harry Shannon as Cab Driver
• William Alland as Reporter (uncredited)
• Jessie Arnold as Schoolteacher / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Wong Artarne as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
• Rama Bai as Townswomen (uncredited)
• Jack Baxley as Guard (uncredited)
• Steve Benton as Policeman (uncredited)
• Wong Chung as Li (uncredited)
• Eddie Coke as Policeman (uncredited)
• Tom Coleman as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Al Eben as Policeman (uncredited)
• Edythe Elliott as Old Lady (uncredited)
• John Elliott as Court Clerk (uncredited)
• Charles Ferguson as Man in Courthouse (uncredited)
• Joseph Granby as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Alvin Hammer as Reporter (uncredited)
• Theresa Harris as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Maynard Holmes as Truck Driver (uncredited)
• Tiny Jones as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Byron Kane as Reporter (uncredited)
• Milton Kibbee as Policeman (uncredited)
• Grace Lem as Chinese Woman (uncredited)
• Charles Meakin as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
• Philip Morris as Port Steward / Officer Peters (uncredited)
• Sam Nelson as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
• Mary Newton as Reporter (uncredited)
• Joe Palma as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Edward Peil Sr. as Guard (uncredited)
• Gerald Pierce as Waiter (uncredited)
• Joe Recht as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Crew

• Orson Welles — Screenplay
• Sherwood King — Novel
• Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography
• Heinz Roemheld — Original Music Composer
• Orson Welles — Producer
• Orson Welles — Director

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