Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

American actor (1913–1964)

Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia (1946). Whispering Smith (1948) was his first Western and color film, and Shane (1953) was noted for its contributions to the genre. Ladd also appeared in 10 films with William Bendix.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 69 films (1932–1963) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 13 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1932 Island of Lost Souls Paramount Pictures Inc | Paramount Productions Inc 1:08:00 16mm B&W sound
1932 Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton 70 min 16mm B&W
1933 SATURDAY'S MILLIONS. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1937 HOLD 'EM NAVY. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 SOULS AT SEA Henry Hathaway 92 min B&W
1937 THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES. Samuel Goldwyn 13 reels 16mm Color & B&W sound
1939 Hitler: beast of Berlin. Sam Newfield 2700 16mm B&W sound
1939 RULERS OF THE SEA. Paramount Pictures Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W Sound
1940 CAPTAIN CAUTION Richard Wallace 79 min B&W
1940 Her First Romance Edward Dmytryk 77 min B&W
1940 Wildcat Bus. Frank Woodruff 64 min. B&W
1941 Citizen Kane Films inc. 119 min 16mm B&W sound
1941 Citizen Kane Orson Welles 119 min 16mm B&W
1941 Paper bullets. PRC Pictures Inc. 2490 16mm B&W sound
1941 The Black Cat. Albert S. Rogell 8 reels B&W
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Disney 72 min Color & B&W
1941 The Reluctant Dragon. Hamilton Luske, Alfred L. Werker, Erwin Verity, Jasper Blystone, Ford Beebe Jr., Jim Handley 9 reels B&W sound
1942 The Glass Key. Stuart Heisler 9 reels B&W
1942 This Gun For Hire Frank Tuttle 81 B&W
1942 This Gun For Hire. Frank Tuttle 8 reels B&W
1943 China. John Farrow 8 reels
1943 Lucky Jordan. Frank Tuttle 9 reels B&W
1944 And Now Tomorrow. Irving Pichel 9 reels Color & B&W
1945 Duffy's tavern. Hal Walker 3300 16mm B&W sound
1945 Salty O'Rourke. Paramount 100 min 16mm B&W sound
1945 Salty O'rourke. Raoul Walsh 11 reels. B&W
1946 O. S. S. Irving Pichel 107 min 35mm B&W sound
1946 The Blue Dahlia. George Marshall 10 reels B&W
1946 Two Years Before the Mast Paramount News Service 22 16mm B&W sound
1946 Two Years Before The Mast. John Farrow 10 reels B&W
1947 Calcutta. John Farrow 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 My Favorite Brunette Dist By Aims Media 87 min. 16mm B&W sound
1947 Wild Harvest. Tay Garnett 92 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Beyond glory. John Farrow 2950 16mm B&W sound
1948 Saigon. Leslie Fenton 94 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Chicago Deadline. Paramount Pictures Inc. 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Great Gatsby. Elliott Nugent 91 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Whispering Smith. Leslie Fenton 88 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 Captain Carey, U.S.A Mitchell Leisen
1951 Appointment With Danger. Paramount Pictures Corp. 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 BRANDED. Paramount Pictures Corp. 95 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 Red Mountain. Paramount Pictures Corp. 84 min. 35mm Color sound
1952 The Iron Mistress. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 110 min 35mm Color sound
1953 Botany Bay. Paramount Pictures Corp. 94 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 Desert Legion. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 86 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 Shane. Paramount Pictures Corp. 118 min 35mm Color sound
1953 The Red Beret Terence Young 87 min Color
1953 THUNDER IN THE EAST. Paramount Pictures Corp. 98 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Drum beat. Ladd Enterprises Inc. 111 min 35mm Color sound