Movies starring Alan Ladd

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

96 mins     Crime, Mystery      

That synopsis for "The Blue Dahlia" makes it sound like a straight forward case of a guy ends up suspect in his wife's murder case because someone saw them argue on the night she was killed. But "The Blue Dahlia" ends up more...

Whispering Smith (1948)

88 mins     Western      

Nearly but not quite is the feeling I got right from the get go as I watched "Whispering Smith", the Alan Ladd western from 1948. By that I mean that there is something about "Whispering Smith" which screams western classic b...

Shane (1953)

118 mins     Drama, Western      

"Shane" is nothing more than a western about a mysterious stranger who stays with a rancher for a few days and ends up helping the rancher, his family and some other ranchers out with their feud with a local land owner who wa...

The Red Beret (1953)

88 mins     Drama, War      

Are you a movie lover or a war expert? Sounds a weird question but it is an important one when it comes to war movies especially older ones made about WWII and it is important when it comes to "The Red Beret" which was retitl...

The Black Knight (1954)

85 mins     Adventure      

There is no skirting around this "The Black Knight" is not good in fact it is one of the most boring knight movies you will probably watch despite the fact it stars Alan Ladd. And the reason why it is bad other than the fact ...

Hell Below Zero (1954)

90 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

I don't do this as a rule but let me list the faults which occur in "Hell Below Zero". Firstly there is the less than convincing way the actors are shot in front of screens, not once does it come close to looking believable. ...

The Badlanders (1958)

85 mins     Western      

To my shame I have never watched John Huston's "The Asphalt Jungle" so although I know that "The Badlanders" is a western remake I can't say how much of a remake it is or which one is better. Although having watched "The Badl...

One Foot in Hell (1960)

85 mins     Western      

One Foot in Hell: Alan Ladd stars as Micth a man who patiently sets about getting his revenge on those who played their part in his wife's death....