Question: Who wrote the 1958 movie that starred the actress who Orson Welles called the "most exciting woman in the world"? 
Context: Orson Welles Show (1941–42), also known as The Orson Welles Theater, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater and the Lady Esther Show (after its sponsor), is a live CBS Radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles.  Broadcast Mondays at 10 p.m. ET, it made its debut September 15, 1941.  Its last broadcast was February 2, 1942. Orson Welles is an impact crater in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars, located at 0.2° S and 45.9° W.  It is 124.5 kilometers in diameter and was named after Orson Welles (1915–1985), an American radio and motion picture actor and director.  He is famous for, among other things, his radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells in which Martians invade Earth.  The layers and the clay minerals found in Orson Welles Crater are evidence that it once contained a lake. Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–46) is an ABC radio series produced and directed by Orson Welles.  Featuring commentary by Welles, with reminiscences and readings from literature, the 15-minute weekly program aired Sunday afternoons at 1:15 p.m. ET beginning September 16, 1945.  Lear Radio sponsored the program through the end of June 1946 when it failed to find a larger audience.  The series was continued by ABC as a sustaining show through October 6, 1946.  "Orson Welles Commentaries" was the last of Welles's own radio shows. Anna Lucasta is a 1958 film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Philip Yordan.  It stars Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., and Henry Scott.  It is a remake of the 1949 version (directed by Irving Rapper and starring Paulette Goddard), which itself was an adaptation of Yordan's 1936 stage play. Richard France (born May 5, 1938) is an American playwright, author, and film and drama critic.  He is a recognized authority on the stage work of American filmmaker Orson Welles.  His publication, "The Theatre of Orson Welles", which received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award in 1979, has been called "a landmark study" and has been translated into Japanese.  His 1990 companion volume, "Orson Welles on Shakespeare" has been praised by Welles critics and biographers. The Orson Welles Almanac (also known as Radio Almanac and The Orson Welles Comedy Show) is a 1944 CBS Radio series directed and hosted by Orson Welles.  Broadcast live on the Columbia Pacific Network, the 30-minute variety program was heard Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET January 26 – July 19, 1944.  The series was sponsored by Mobilgas and Mobiloil.  Many of the shows originated from U.S. military camps, where Welles and his repertory company and guests entertained the troops with a reduced version of "The Mercury Wonder Show".  The performances of the all-star jazz band that Welles brought together for the show were an important force in the revival of traditional New Orleans jazz in the 1940s. Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, actress, dancer, activist and comedian, known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby", which were both US Top 10 hits.  Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". This is Orson Welles is a 1992 book by Orson Welles (1915–1985) and Peter Bogdanovich that comprises conversations between the two filmmakers recorded over several years, beginning in 1969.  The wide-ranging volume encompasses Welles's life and his own stage, radio and film work as well as his insights on the work of others.  The interview book was transcribed by Bogdanovich after Welles's death, at the request of Welles's longtime companion and professional collaborator, Oja Kodar.  Welles considered the book his autobiography. Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television.  Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress."  She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "All the King's Men" (1949) and was nominated in the same category for "Giant" (1956).  She also provided the voice of 'The Demon' in "The Exorcist" (1973). Badge of Evil is a novel written by Whit Masterson (a pseudonym used by the authors Robert Allison “Bob” Wade and H. Bill Miller) and published in 1956.  This novel was the basis for the 1958 movie "Touch of Evil", directed by Orson Welles and co-starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh.
Answer: Philip Yordan