i do no research on the film prior to my first viewing of it because it be part of a welles box set i have recently purchase . a box set i chiefly get because i want to own a man for all season and to also re evaluate waterloo . so i stick orson and rita in the player and i be treat to class and confusion in equal measure . on the surface the story seem a simple one and man meet gorgeous woman and save her from a couple of thug and they click straight away and man get offer of work on a cruise with woman and her famous lawyer husband and and then . well it become murder mystery of plotted devilment and much shenanigan . michael ohara ( orson welles } himself doesn not really know what be go on and he be as confused a the viewer be and and that be wonderful to watch a he be pull all over the place by pretty much everyone in the film . obviously be pull by the heart string by a femme fatale of such beauty a elsa bannister ( rita hayworth } have it moment and but you just know that thing be go to go pear shape . so many wonderful thing in the film and it have well visual style all over it and see a scene in an aquarium that be marvellous and the end sequence in a fun house be majestic on the eye . the narration from ohara be joyously self mocking and and we get good light relief by way of a court case with everett sloane considerably light up proceeding . yet the film be an oddity and and in fact it a choppy viewing experience and because { a i be to find out after } studio boss cut the film by pretty much a whole hour and and that be just not only frustrate to u the viewer and but unfair on welles vision . i be positive that a full original cut of this film would have be laud and revere wholesale and a it be tho and we have a very good and intriguing film and one that sadly only hint at greatness and but remain a fiendishly engrossing film that i be glad i own to revisit far . 8 . 5/10 .