Welles and Asquith - Britmovie

Anthony Baker · 12-06-2008, 09:44 AM

Had Orson Welles seen (I do not have the Simon Callow biography to hand) Anthony Asquith's COTTAGE TO LET? The climax of THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (was there ever, incidentally, a film with a sillier plot?) is famous. But it strongly resembles that of the Asquith film, which predates it by some seven years, and in which John Mills's German spy is similarly shot to death amid fairground distorting mirrors. - Anthony Baker

batman · 12-06-2008, 09:46 AM

Callow's book IIRC doesn't mention Cottage to Let but it is quite possible Orson saw it. The endings are indeed very similar. Although it is silly, I love The Lady From Shanghai.

Windthrop · 12-06-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by batman

Callow's book IIRC doesn't mention Cottage to Let but it is quite possible Orson saw it. The endings are indeed very similar. Although it is silly, I love The Lady From Shanghai.

I've got a soft spot for TLFS but I find Welle's accent just so daft

brrrrrett · 12-06-2008, 01:16 PM

Yipes, after reading the title of this thread too quickly I thought this was something to do with Orson Welles and Robin Askwith. Now there's a Confessions film that should have been made.

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Anthony Baker has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somerset Posts: 8 Country: iTrader: (0)	Welles and Asquith Had Orson Welles seen (I do not have the Simon Callow biography to hand) Anthony Asquith's COTTAGE TO LET? The climax of THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (was there ever, incidentally, a film with a sillier plot?) is famous. But it strongly resembles that of the Asquith film, which predates it by some seven years, and in which John Mills's German spy is similarly shot to death amid fairground distorting mirrors. - Anthony Baker

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12-06-2008, 09:46 AM	#2
batman is off work till 31/8/8 Chief Member OBME Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 17,837 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (12)	Callow's book IIRC doesn't mention Cottage to Let but it is quite possible Orson saw it. The endings are indeed very similar. Although it is silly, I love The Lady From Shanghai.

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brrrrrett has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London Posts: 9 Country: iTrader: (0)	Yipes, after reading the title of this thread too quickly I thought this was something to do with Orson Welles and Robin Askwith. Now there's a Confessions film that should have been made.