Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
7
58 minutes
3/4/1999
Overview
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.
Cast List
Alan Ladd
as Self (archive footage)
Sue Carol
as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Caruso
as Self
Jeff Corey
as Self
Edward Dmytryk
as Self
Edith Fellows
as Self
Mona Freeman
as Self
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
as Self
Peter Hansen
as Self
David Ladd
as Self
A.C. Lyles
as Self
Patricia Medina
as Self
Don Murray
as Self
Lizabeth Scott
as Self
John Veitch
as Self