Orson Welles at 100: The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
By Jake Hinkson
May 13, 2015The Lady from Shanghai is a brilliant mess. It is a film that was taken away from its director, edited thoughtlessly, scored with one song endlessly repeated, and then shelved for years before it was finally dumped on the market. And yet it’s still pretty damn close to great. Before we go further, I should…