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The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Directed by Orson Welles · Cinematography by Charles Lawton Jr.

Approved87 min65 frames

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The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of a woman wearing a navy service cap inside a vessel. She looks forward while…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled legal office features a heavy desk with law books and papers. An elderly judge in…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of a woman against a dark, featureless background. The subject reclines while…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: establishing — A large, multi-story hotel sits atop a hill, silhouetted against a dark sky. Several…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: fullbody — An interior space filled with multiple vertical mirror panels reflecting a single man. The man…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a wire mesh partition in a sterile institutional visitor area. She faces a…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: closeup — A woman sits behind the steering wheel of a parked convertible at night. The dark interior…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: medium — The deck of a ship at night features several people in uniform. Three men are gathered together…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: wide — A dark rocky cliff edge seen through a circular aperture. A lone figure stands on the top of the…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: medium — A dimly lit 1940s tavern with nautical wall paintings and framed vintage photographs. Four men…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: medium — A courtroom interior features dark wood paneling and windows with closed venetian blinds. A man…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: closeup — A woman stands against a dark, featureless background with lighting focused on her face. She…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a dark space featuring multiple vertical mirror reflections of herself. She…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: wide — A dark mountainous landscape overlooks a town illuminated by scattered street lights at night. A…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: medium — A dark night exterior features the side of a building with a neon liquor sign. A man stands in…The Lady from Shanghai (1947) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped space defined by vertical metal bars casting shadows. A man stares forward from…
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The Lady from Shanghai — official trailer

What is The Lady from Shanghai about?

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

Where can you watch The Lady from Shanghai?

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What does the cinematography of The Lady from Shanghai look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of The Lady from Shanghai leans on close-ups (34% of the sample) and medium shots (31%). Cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. keeps 34% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 52% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The Lady from Shanghai?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Lady from Shanghai (1947) are #060606, #303030, #6f6f6f, #8e8e8e, #cbcbcb, #494949 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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