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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- Released
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- Janson Media, Wombat Productions
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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
Top Crew
Gene Feldman · Director, Writer
Matthew Ranson · Editor
Suzette Winter · Producer
Stephen Janson · Executive Producer
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