Classic Film Noir of a man who can't say no to a woman who means nothing but trouble
Lady From Shanghai is a classic Film Noir made by Orson Wells who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the movie. He plays Michael O’Hara who falls for a woman named Elsa (Rita Hayworth) who he rescues from a mugging in New York’s Central Park. She offers him a job on a boat trip to San Francisco which he accepts. She says she’ll make it worth his while but it turns out she’s married to a crippled lawyer Arthur Bannister (Everett Sloane). She is the definition of a Femme Fatale and will be nothing but trouble for O’Hara.<br /><br />Right from the start O’Hara knows he shouldn’t get involved with Elsa but he does anyway. For instance after saving her in the park he notes that she had a gun in her purse but threw it away. She claims she didn’t know how to shoot it. He replies “It’s easy you just pull the trigger.” That’s some of the quick, fast and witty dialogue the best Noir’s were known for. When he finds out she has a husband he notes he didn’t like married women and if she would fool her spouse she would definitely fool him. Then Mr. Bannister comes to recruit him for the trip and O’Hara promises he won’t accept but does anyway. He says that Mr. Bannister was like a “sleeping rattlesnake.” Here again O’Hara sees the warning signs about taking up Elsa on her offer and yet he can’t turn her down especially when she pleads with him in a sexy little sailor outfit. This is another Noir trope, the male main character feeling helpless against the odds. So what if it is of his own making in this case. The fact that he feels trapped by Elsa’s beauty is all part of the thrill of this genre. You can also tell where the story is going but you play along just to see how it will work out and what dark fate awaits O’Hara and Elsa.<br /><br />The climax is one of the classics in cinema where O’Hara and Elsa confront each other in a hall of mirrors in San Francisco. It’s symbolic of the confused relationship between the two as well as them having to face themselves.<br /><br />Overall this is a great Noir. It has all the elements and Wells and Hayworth play their roles to a T.
The movie title "The Lady From Shanghai," available on Prime Video, has received an average rating of 4.5 from 978 reviewers. 
It features elements such as IMDb 7.5, 1 h 27 min, 1948, X-Ray and 7+, and it is priced at $14.09.

This title falls under the categories of Suspense, Drama, Dark and Emotional. 
The additional details include the following in key-value format :
 {"Audio languages": ["English"], "Subtitles": ["None available"], "Directors": ["Orson Welles"], "Producers": ["Orson Welles"], "Starring": ["Rita Hayworth", "Orson Welles", "Everett Sloane"]}

Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot..