Search results for "Alan Ladd"

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)
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89

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Carpetbaggers (1964)

The Carpetbaggers (1964)

The Carpetbaggers (1964)
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150

Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who’s building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

Genre: Drama
13 West Street (1962)

13 West Street (1962)

13 West Street (1962)
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80

Walt Sherill is attacked and beat down by a group of juvenile delinquents on his way home from work one night. The boys who attacked him are not previously known…

Genre: Crime, Drama
One Foot in Hell (1960)

One Foot in Hell (1960)

One Foot in Hell (1960)
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90

Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can’t pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire Mitch to be a deputy sheriff,…

Genre: Western
All the Young Men (1960)

All the Young Men (1960)

All the Young Men (1960)
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83

During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon’s sergeant, who’s black, in charge. The…

Guns of the Timberland (1960)

Guns of the Timberland (1960)

Guns of the Timberland (1960)
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91

Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime prospect outside the town of Deep Wells. The residents of Deep Wells…

Genre: Western
The Man in the Net (1959)

The Man in the Net (1959)

The Man in the Net (1959)
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98

An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk attempt to take the law…

The Proud Rebel (1958)

The Proud Rebel (1958)

The Proud Rebel (1958)
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103

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again–the boy hadn’t uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned…

Genre: Drama, Western
The Deep Six (1958)

The Deep Six (1958)

The Deep Six (1958)
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105

The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments…

Genre: Drama, War
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
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111

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which…

The Big Land (1957)

The Big Land (1957)

The Big Land (1957)
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92

Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10…

Genre: Romance, Western
Santiago (1956)

Santiago (1956)

Santiago (1956)
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93

Two American gun runners at odds with each other and looking to sell guns to the rebels during the Cuban War of Independence navigate a boat to Cuba. Along for…

Genre: Action, Adventure
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
IMDb: N/A
98

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The McConnell Story (1955)

The McConnell Story (1955)

The McConnell Story (1955)
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106

Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Drum Beat (1954)

Drum Beat (1954)

Drum Beat (1954)
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111

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her…

Genre: Western
The Black Knight (1954)

The Black Knight (1954)

The Black Knight (1954)
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85

John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can’t hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he…

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Genre: Action, Adventure
Saskatchewan (1954)

Saskatchewan (1954)

Saskatchewan (1954)
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87

Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enlist the peaceful Cree in a battle against the Great White Father.

Hell Below Zero (1954)

Hell Below Zero (1954)

Hell Below Zero (1954)
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90

Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. Rumor has it that her father…

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Genre: Action, Adventure
The Red Beret (1953)

The Red Beret (1953)

The Red Beret (1953)
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88

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British…

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Genre: Drama, War
Desert Legion (1953)

Desert Legion (1953)

Desert Legion (1953)
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86

A commander in the Foreign Legion romances a mysterious and exotic princess.

Shane (1953)

Shane (1953)

Shane (1953)
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118

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Genre: Drama, Western
Botany Bay (1952)

Botany Bay (1952)

Botany Bay (1952)
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93

Based on the story of the start of Australia’s colonisation. An American medical student is falsely convicted of robbery, with his sentence involving the torturous voyage with other prisoners to…

Thunder in the East (1952)

Thunder in the East (1952)

Thunder in the East (1952)
IMDb: N/A
97

During India’s first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an…

Genre: Drama, War
The Iron Mistress (1952)

The Iron Mistress (1952)

The Iron Mistress (1952)
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110

In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse’s murder, but Judalon takes…

Red Mountain (1951)

Red Mountain (1951)

Red Mountain (1951)
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84

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries. He drags an innocent gold prospecting couple into trouble…

Genre: Western
Branded (1950)

Branded (1950)

Branded (1950)
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104

A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.

Genre: Western
Appointment with Danger (1950)

Appointment with Danger (1950)

Appointment with Danger (1950)
IMDb: N/A
89

Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who’ve allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Captain Carey U.S.A. (1950)

Captain Carey U.S.A. (1950)

Captain Carey U.S.A. (1950)
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82

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey,…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, War
Chicago Deadline (1949)

Chicago Deadline (1949)

Chicago Deadline (1949)
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86

On Chicago’s South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Great Gatsby (1949)

The Great Gatsby (1949)

The Great Gatsby (1949)
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91

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is…

Genre: Drama
Whispering Smith (1948)

Whispering Smith (1948)

Whispering Smith (1948)
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89

Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to…

Genre: Western
Saigon (1947)

Saigon (1947)

Saigon (1947)
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93

After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Calcutta (1946)

Calcutta (1946)

Calcutta (1946)
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83

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill’s fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)

Two Years Before the Mast (1946)

Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
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98

In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father’s own ships. He embarks upon a long,…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
O.S.S. (1946)

O.S.S. (1946)

O.S.S. (1946)
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107

The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices’ Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation “Applejack” (based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII) and sends Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. aka John…

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)
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96

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
China (1943)

China (1943)

China (1943)
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79

Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Lucky Jordan (1942)

Lucky Jordan (1942)

Lucky Jordan (1942)
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84

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he’s drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Glass Key (1942)

The Glass Key (1942)

The Glass Key (1942)
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85

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)
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81

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates’…