Synopsis
Michael O'Hara, against his better judgement, hires on as a crew member of Arthur Bannister's yacht, sailing to San Francisco. They pick up Grisby, Bannister's law partner, en route. Bannister has a wife, Elsa, who seems to like Michael much better than she likes her husband. After they dock in Sausalito, Michael goes along with Grisby's weird plan to fake his (Grisby's) murder so he can disappear untailed. He wants the $5000 Grisby has offered, so he can run off with Elsa. But Grisby turns up actually murdered, and Michael gets blamed for it. Somebody set him up, but it is not clear who or how. Bannister (the actual murderer?) defends Michael in court.
Cast
Orson Welles·Rita Hayworth·Everett Sloane·Ted de Corsia·Glenn Anders·Harry Shannon·Evelyn Ellis·Erskine Sanford·Gus Schilling·Philip Van Zandt
Film Credits
Screenplay
Charles Lederer, William Castle, Fletcher Markle, Orson Welles
Cinematography
Rudolph Maté, Charles Lawton Jr., Joseph Walker
Costume Design
Jean Louis
Music
Morris Stoloff, Heinz Eric Roemheld
Country
United States
Language
English, Cantonese
Rating
Approved
Runtime
87 min
Awards
1 win total
IMDb
7.5/10 · 35K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
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