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About
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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Janson Media, Wombat Productions
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Alan Ladd
Self (archive footage)
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Sue Carol
Self (archive footage)
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Anthony Caruso
Self
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Jeff Corey
Self
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Edward Dmytryk
Self
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Edith Fellows
Self
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Mona Freeman
Self
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Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Self
P
Peter Hansen
Self
D
David Ladd
Self
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A.C. Lyles
Self
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Patricia Medina
Self
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Don Murray
Self
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Lizabeth Scott
Self
