A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Cinematography
The hall of mirrors climax—stolen by every film since.
Direction
Welles fighting Columbia Pictures and still delivering magic.
Acting
Hayworth's femme fatale that the studio didn't want.
Director
Orson Welles
Rita Hayworth
Elsa Bannister
Orson Welles
Michael O'Hara
Everett Sloane
Arthur Bannister
Glenn Anders
George Grisby
Ted de Corsia
Sidney Broome
Erskine Sanford
Judge
Gus Schilling
Goldfish
Louis Merrill
Jake Bjornsen
Evelyn Ellis
Bessie
Harry Shannon
Cab Driver
William Alland
Reporter (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Schoolteacher at Aquarium / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Columbia head Harry Cohn hated Welles's rough cut so much he offered $100K to anyone who could explain the plot. No one collected.
Hayworth's blonde transformation was studio-mandated sabotage—Cohn wanted to destroy her 'Love Goddess' image out of spite toward Welles.
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