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The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1947)

Aug

9

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) and husband Arthur Bannister (Everett Sloane) in the dizzying modernist finale. DP: Charles Lawton Jr..

“You need more than luck in Shanghai.”

– Elsa Bannister

#FilmDuJour #August #OrsonWelles #SherwoodKing #RitaHayworth #EverettSloane #TedDeCorsia #WilliamCastle #HeinzRoemheld #CharlesLawtonJr #RudolphMaté #JosephWalker #BookAdaptation #drama #romance #mirrors #FilmNoir #Chinatown #USA #1940s ★★★★☆

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra, 1939)

Jan

6

National Smith Day

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Mr. Jefferson Smith (a squeaky young Jimmy Stewart) holds up a travel-guide of Washington, D.C. to Saunders (Jean Arthur). DP: Joseph Walker.

“The Chair recognizes… Senator Smith!”

– President of Senate

#Bales2023FilmChallenge #NationalSmithDay #FrankCapra #JeanArthur #JamesStewart #ClaudeRains #DimitriTiomkin #JosephWalker #drama #comedy #politics #filibuster #WashingtonDC #USA #1930s