Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

September 3, 1913 · 113 years old

Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and producer known for his cool, understated screen presence and his defining roles in 1940s and 1950s film noir and Westerns. Standing 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), Ladd became famous for the contrast between his modest height a…

Known For

28 titles
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Shane

Shane

1953 · 1h 58m · Movie

An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.

7.6
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · 1h 28m · Movie

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story.

6.8
3
This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942 · 1h 21m · Movie

When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.

7.4
4
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946 · 1h 36m · Movie

An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.

7.1
5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942 · 1h 25m · Movie

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

7.0
6
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 · 1h 14m · Movie

Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.

6.7
7
The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964 · 2h 30m · Movie

Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

6.5
8
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1941 · 1h 10m · Movie

Elderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.

6.1
9
Boy on a Dolphin

Boy on a Dolphin

1957 · 1h 51m · Movie

A woman who finds a treasure is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it, and one who wants to donate it to Greece.

6.2
10
Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950 · 1h 30m · Movie

When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.

6.5
11
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948 · 1h 28m · Movie

Legendary railroad detective Whispering Smith becomes convinced that old friend and colleague Murray Sinclair has joined a criminal band to loot the railroad.

6.6
12
Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954 · 1h 51m · Movie

In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.

6.3
13
Branded

Branded

1950 · 1h 44m · Movie

A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.

6.7
14
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949 · 1h 31m · Movie

A Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin.

6.5
15
13 West Street

13 West Street

1962 · 1h 20m · Movie

An aerospace engineer (Ladd) ignores a policeman (Steiger) and hunts down a gang of juvenile delinquents.

6.3
16
Calcutta

Calcutta

1946 · 1h 23m · Movie

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. After their buddy Bill is murdered, they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.

6.4
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Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1950 · 1h 22m · Movie

When an OSS officer returns to Italy to uncover the informer who cost lives of villagers, he unexpectedly finds out that his lover is alive and connected to the traitor.

6.4
18
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951 · 1h 24m · Movie

In 1865 Confederate Capt. Sherwood is heading to Colorado where Confederate Gen. Quantrill is stirring up rebellion using various Indian Nations.

6.0
19
One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell

1960 · 1h 30m · Movie

In this Western, Alan Ladd exacts revenge on a small town the best way he knows how -- by becoming sheriff.

6.2
20
Botany Bay

Botany Bay

1952 · 1h 33m · Movie

In 1787, American medical student Hugh Tallant and British convicts are sent from London to New South Wales on a ship commanded by the evil Captain Gilbert.

6.1
21
The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

1955 · 1h 46m · Movie

A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.

6.3
22
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

1946 · 1h 48m · Movie

During WW2, the O.S.S. sends teams of spies and saboteurs into Nazi-occupied France.

6.7
23
The Goldwyn Follies

The Goldwyn Follies

1938 · 2h 2m · Movie

Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evaluate his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Includes the hit song "Love Walked In".

5.3
24
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

1942 · 1h 24m · Movie

A New York gangster is unwillingly drafted into the army and deserts but becomes patriotic when he stumbles upon foreign spies bent on stealing American military secrets.

6.4
25
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952 · 1h 37m · Movie

In a remote region of post-independence India, the love of a blind British woman pricks the conscience of an arms dealer.

6.3
26
Saigon

Saigon

1947 · 1h 33m · Movie

After WW2, two army buddies, one of them terminally-ill, embark on a series of adventures in South-East Asia and run across a dangerous criminal and his pretty secretary.

6.2
27
Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

1949 · 1h 26m · Movie

On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Adams finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Adams comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.

6.4
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The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid

1937 · 1h 25m · Movie

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

6.3