Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (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
Alan Ladd
Self (archive footage)
Sue Carol
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Caruso
Self
Jeff Corey
Self
Edward Dmytryk
Self
Edith Fellows
Self
Mona Freeman
Self
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Self
Peter Hansen
Self
David Ladd
Self
A.C. Lyles
Self
Patricia Medina
Self
Don Murray
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Lizabeth Scott
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