The Lady from Shanghai
Orson Welles biographer Charles Higham wrote that, when Lawrence was assigned to "The Lady from Shanghai" (1947), she reported to studio boss Harry Cohn that "the footage was a jumbled mess". She also informed Cohn that Welles "had not shot a single close-up"; Welles reluctantly obeyed orders to add some. Following poorly received previews, the studio instructed Lawrence to make drastic cuts, over an hour of footage, shortening the film to 87 minutes.