Release Date

04 Mar, 1999

Runtime

00:58: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In the 1942 film "This Gun For Hire," he was only a supporting actor. But his portrayal of a cold, ruthless killer with a core of gentle sadness had an impact on audiences everywhere. Teamed with diminutive Veronica Lake, he became an immediately saleable commodity, and in the process helped launch the age of film noir. By 1954, Photoplay Magazine voted him the world's most popular male film star; his fellow award-winner was Marilyn Monroe. But Alan Ladd's fabulous success already contained within it the mechanism to self-destruct.

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Actors

Alan Ladd

Sue Carol

Anthony Caruso

Jeff Corey

Edward Dmytryk

Edith Fellows

Mona Freeman

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Peter Hansen

David Ladd

A.C. Lyles

Patricia Medina

Don Murray

Lizabeth Scott

John Veitch

Crew