Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 4, 1999

Runtime

0h 58m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

User Score

70%

Original Title

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

Production Companies

Janson Media, Wombat Productions

Director

Gene Feldman

Description

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.