Alan Ladd
15 titles
Filmography
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Shane
(1953)A retired gunfighter in search of a peaceful life comes to the aid of a homestead family threatened by a notorious land baron and his hired gun.

The Proud Rebel
(1958)A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.

Branded
(1950)An outlaw gunman poses as the long-lost son of a wealthy rancher in order to steal his fortune but his conscience gets the better of him when he falls for his target's daughter and instead seeks redemption by finding the real missing heir.
Appointment with Danger
(1950)Investigating the murder of a postal inspector, Al Goddard follows up a lead from the only witness, a nun. Goddard infiltrates a band of thieves, but he is suspected by psychotic Joe Regas and must lie and cheat to convince him.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.
(1950)A former OSS spy returns to Italy to learn how a certain painting wound up in a New York art gallery.

Red Mountain
(1951)Confederate soldier, Brett Sherwood (Alan Ladd), is en route to join Captain Quantrill’s bandits. Along the way he rescues a man accused of a killing he had been responsible for. Things become complicated when the man’s fiancé discovers the truth and Brett finds out Quantrill is not what he appears to be.
Boy on a Dolphin
(1957)In post-war Greece a beautiful sponge diver discovers a sunken status of a boy on a dolphin and tries to sell its whereabouts to the highest bidder. An archaeologist, with whom she falls in love, spoils her plans. Excellent underwater sequences.

One Foot in Hell
(1960)A man exacts revenge on a small town the best way he knows how -- by becoming sheriff.

The Black Knight
(1954)A commoner disguises himself as the BLACK KNIGHT in order to reveal the identity of those trying to overthrow King Arthur. He romps around the countryside jousting and foiling and thwarting the goals of Cushing and Troughton. Huge battle scenes and nonstop action.

Thunder in the East
(1952)A gunrunner mercenary finds himself caught in the middle of a raging conflict in India when he is unable to sell his arms to a peace-minded government official.

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
(1999)Explore the career of Alan Ladd, first known for his portrayal of a cold, ruthless killer with a core of gentle sadness in 1942's This Gun For Hire.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)As the private eyes of private eyes, Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough, rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) appears on the scene with a case: her father, a noted scientist, philanthropist and cheesemaker, haS died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a rat and follows a complex maze of clues that lead him to the "Carlotta Lists".

This Gun for Hire
(1942)Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star in This Gun for Hire, a hard-edged story of love, power and betrayal set in the seamy underworld of the 1940's. Raven (Ladd) is a cold-blooded professional killer who's been double-crossed by his client Willard Gates (Laird Cregar), owner of Nitro Chemical and a suspected traitor by the U.S. government. Ellen (Lake), a beautiful nightclub singer and working undercover is hired by Gates to sing at his club. A twist of events leads Raven and Ellen to join forces and before the case is wrapped up, someone will pay with his life.

Joan of Paris
(1942)A simple barmaid named Joan (Michele Morgan) sacrifices her own safety to help five fugitive British airmen escape from France.

Gangs Inc.
(1941)After taking the rap and serving time for her boyfriend's hit-and-run, a young woman rises to the top of a crime syndicate run by city officials.