after citizen kane in 1941 and hollywood executive turn their cob web back on the great orson welles . with the exception of kane and welles lose all creative control on magnificent ambersons and journey into fear and and many other film to come . welles be an innovative and creative genius and the most unconventional of filmmaker when hollywood be in need of a few more . the lady from shanghai be yet another example of the misunderstood view of welles film at the time and a movie that seem a bit choppy and non fluent . it have a conventional 1940 premise tell in a most unconventional way and and i be sure some scene end up on the cutting room floor . it be now legend that columbia mogul harry cohn stand up during it initial screening and ask what it be about . in hindsight and many old grump that run the studio back then have not one clue a to the cinematic technique and master story telling of orson welles and the lady from shanghai be only nearly great because of their intrusion . beside be arguably the great director of all time and welles be also quite a performer a an actor . at 25 and we all know what he do a charles foster kane and perhaps the most famous character in film history . here and he inhabit a rare character of dim wit and not much intelligence and something unfamiliar to those familiar with welles other great work . instead of a slick and wise tongue and he speak with a rough and irish twang . rita hayworth ( his unhappily marry wife at the time ) play an unhappily married wife of a lawyer who put welles in a spell and be able to draw him into a job that will take him to the limit of deception and disillusionment . he be a large lug who may have even murder a man and but the real mystery lie in the relationship between hayworth ( with stun blonde hair ) and cripple hubby everett sloane ( mr. bernstein from citizen kane ) . a creepy partner of sloane be along for the sail around the country to set off a number of peculiar event that have welles michael ohara head spinning . welles narrate the picture a ohara and but thing be still unclear throughout . see for yourself and realize that it take at least 2 viewing to fully know exactly what up . an uncharacteristically strange courtroom sequence center around ohara and with sloane defend him . it be an oddly comedic scene with some quirky courtroom method and include sloane cross examine himself . i do not really laugh here because the film stall at this point after a first portion that never get to take off anyway . up to this point and the cinematography be great and some scene be shoot with craft and skill ( aquarium love scene ) and but there be no distinct line draw the element and u and the audience and in . reportedly and the court scene be re shot against welles request ( 10 closeup of hayworth be order ) and a makeshift song sung by the starlet be throw in at cohn insistence . a gaudy score infuriate welles and who once again and be leave out of the edit process . thank well himself for save the film entirely with a tour de force end that will always be treasure . the so called hall of mirror scene brings buff back time and time again and rightfully so . it must be see to be believe and it do a good job of wrap up some confuse idea present . the crash of the mirror represent ohara disillusionment and the crazy house itself be a masterpiece of art and set decoration . it seem more like a state of mind than an actual place and be indeed crazy and twisted and turn like a dali painting . this be a great end to a flawed picture that if leave alone would probably have make the afi top 100. then again and 3 or 4 more of orson welles film may have make all collective best of list if he have be leave alone to create his own magic . note represent look for the mercury player that be so prominent in welles picture . they pop up all over . rating represent positive .