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Birthdate: September 3, 1913
Death date: January 29, 1964
Alan Ladd
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1930s
No Reviews
3
1940s
2.2739
36
1950s
2.4717
24
1960s
0.7113
6
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.2536
2.2536
Alan Ladd Movie Rankings
1
3.0875Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. ...more about This Gun for Hire
DVD from $5.95
(11 sellers)
2
2.9644Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like the Starretts, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. ...more about Shane
DVD from $3.66
(12 sellers)
3
2.7183When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. ...more about Blue Dahlia
- Not Available on DVD
4
2.7044
George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes. While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle. ...more about Carpetbaggers
DVD from $8.65
(7 sellers)
5
2.5647
Twenty-five years ago the Lavery baby was kidnapped. Bad guy Leffingwell gets Choya to impersonate the son to gain the Lavery estate. When he finally fesses up to his "sister" Ruth she is furious. To redeem himself he sets out to find the real son. ...more about Branded
DVD from $5.68
(6 sellers)
6
2.5282
Mac's plans to settle down and raise a family are upset by the Korean War. He goes as a fighter pilot and returns a hero, the first triple ace of the war. His neighbors have built a home for Mac and his devoted wife and their three children. ...more about McConnell Story
- Not Available on DVD
7
2.5008
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 down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's ...more about Proud Rebel
DVD from $4.99
(4 sellers)
8
2.3912
Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber but falls in love with Judalon. To match his rivals he must become sophisticated and does so. ...more about Iron Mistress
- Not Available on DVD
9
2.2556
Charles Stewart, the "Pilgrim" owner's playboy son, finds himself shanghaied on his father's ship commanded by cruel Captain Thompson. When scurvy breaks out he leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound. ...more about Two Years Before the Mast
- Not Available on DVD
10
2.2236
Greedy heirs gather to wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow. Murder, thunder claps, howling cats, gun shots, screams in the night, hidden passages -- all the proper ingredients. ...more about Black Cat
- Not Available on DVD
11
2.2191
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. ...more about Star Spangled Rhythm
DVD from $8.89
(8 sellers)
12
2.1118
The plot is very similar to that of Miller's Crossing. Based on the book by Dashiell Hammett, a gangster falls out with his boss over a woman and joins up with a rival gang. If you liked Miller's Crossing, then see the classic film noir which inspired it. ...more about Glass Key
- Not Available on DVD
13
2.1004
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. ...more about Great Gatsby
- Not Available on DVD
14
2.0547
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 also falling for her charms. ...more about Calcutta
- Not Available on DVD
15
2.0547
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest. ...more about Joan of Paris
- Not Available on DVD
16
2.0198
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, the Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from the people of a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. ...more about Badlanders
- Not Available on DVD
17
1.9346
In 1787 prisoners from London's Newgate Gaol are to be shipped to New South Wales. Hugh Tallant is an American medical student whom, we learn at sea, was falsely imprisoned. ...more about Botany Bay
- Not Available on DVD
18
1.8707
Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. ...more about Hell Below Zero
- Not Available on DVD
19
1.8264
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 claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so. ...more about Chicago Deadline
- Not Available on DVD
21
1.8068
Paul Lartal leads a troop of legionnaires into ambush at the hands of Omar Ben Calif. Returning later at the request of Princess Morjana he is led to the hidden city of Madara, currently harrassed by the evil Crito. ...more about Desert Legion
- Not Available on DVD
22
1.6894
John Martin is part of an American spy team dropped into France during World War II to destroy the French railway system. After successfully blowing up a tunnel he runs back to save Ellen and is told "Never come back for me again. ...more about O.S.S.
- Not Available on DVD
23
1.6164
Smith as an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railraod and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to have an interest in Murray's wife (and vice versa). ...more about Whispering Smith
DVD from $5.66
(8 sellers)
24
1.6095
Benchley takes the audience on a tour through Disney studios. Alan Ladd plays one of the animators we meet along the way. The live-action footage was cut in later TV releases. ...more about Reluctant Dragon
DVD from $7.02
(10 sellers)
25
1.4963
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 when the husband is accused of a murder he committed. ...more about Red Mountain
- Not Available on DVD
26
1.0397
John Hamilton leaves a comfortable New York job to take up as an artist in a quiet Connecticut town. His dipso wife hates the life and falsely makes him out to be selfish, unsuccessful, and, worst, someone who hits her. ...more about Man in the Net
- Not Available on DVD
30
Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to cure deafness which he tries on Emily. It doesn't work. Her sister is carrying on an affair with her fiance Jeff. ...more about And Now Tomorrow
- Not Available on DVD
31
Relentless postal inspector Al Goddard is set to Gary, Indiana, when another officer is murdered. He must find the nun who witnessed the murder, then infiltrate the gang by convincing them he is a postal inspector gone bad. ...more about Appointment with Danger
- Not Available on DVD
32
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. ...more about Beyond Glory
- Not Available on DVD
34
As a blacksmith John can't hope to win the hand of Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeonil. Off he goes to prove himself a noble knight. ...more about Black Knight
- Not Available on DVD
35
Sophia Loren stars as Phaedra, a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold stature of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. ...more about Boy on a Dolphin
- Not Available on DVD
36
Webb Carey returns to Orta, near Milan, to find out who betrayed his World War II O.S.S. team and caused the death of several villagers. His old love Julie, whom he thought dead at the hands of the Nazis, is alive and married to the Barone. ...more about Captain Carey
- Not Available on DVD
37
Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. ...more about China
- Not Available on DVD
39
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 aunt and uncle. ...more about Drum Beat
- Not Available on DVD
42
When ex-cop Steve Rollins is released from San Quentin after five years, his only thoughts are of revenge on the men who framed him for manslaughter. ...more about Hell on Frisco Bay
- Not Available on DVD
43
A rather plain coed Fellows and her beautiful sister Wells compete for the same man Evans. When Ladd thinks Evans is moving in on Linden he knocks him down, but things get straightened out. ...more about Her First Romance
- Not Available on DVD
44
This movie was banned in New York as too imflammatory and, after some cutting, was re-released as "Beasts of Berlin." When it was re-re-released as "Hell's Devils" it supposedly starred Alan Ladd. ...more about Hitler - Beast of Berlin
DVD from $5.00
(4 sellers)
45
The Weavers play sharecroppers. They confront their landlord with their tale of woe only to find he is in money trouble too. He also has a wastrel son and a socialite wife who wants a divorce. ...more about In Old Missouri
- Not Available on DVD
46
Easterner Madeline Hammond buys a ranch not knowing Hayworth is using it to smuggle ammunition across the border. When trouble starts, she brings back Gene Hammond, the ex-foreman who left the country after fighting with the Sheriff. ...more about Light of Western Stars
- Not Available on DVD
47
Lucky Jordan, cynical gambler and racketeer, finds one thing his luck and connections can't fix: the draft board. In the army, he fits like the proverbial square peg, and deserts... ...more about Lucky Jordan
- Not Available on DVD
51
A duel takes place in order to put an end to the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. Three valiant brothers are chosen for each side. The Romans choose three brothers: the Orazi. The Albans are represented by the Curiazi. ...more about Duel Of The Champions
- Not Available on DVD
52
Afterseeking revenge for her boyfriend, Joan Woodbury finds herself in jail on a hit-and-run charge. Ladd plays an undercover reporter doubling for a notorious gangster. ...more about Paper Bullets
DVD from $1.99
(8 sellers)
53
Pa Higgins has decided to retire but winds up being forced to run for mayor. Ladd is both boyfriend to the Higgins girl and the son of Pa's opponent. ...more about Petticoat Politics
- Not Available on DVD
54
Alan Ladd is the focus of this story based on the wartime raid on the German radar station at Bruneval. The raid was a combined services operation and the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Parachute Brigade was led by Major 'John Frost' (qv) (Major Snow). ...more about Red Beret
- Not Available on DVD
56
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 for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. ...more about Saigon
- Not Available on DVD
57
Salty owes money to Doc Baxter; he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. ...more about Salty O'Rourke
- Not Available on DVD
59
O'Rourke and his Cree half brother Cajou are returning from a northern Canadian trapping trip when they encoutner a burned wagon train and sole surivor Grace. Naive Mountie commander Benton believes it to be a Cree attack. ...more about Saskatchewan
- Not Available on DVD
61
This Screen Snapshots (production number 8854) was made in connection with a party held at Schwab's Hollywood drug store - called the "Schwabadero" here - and hosted by columnist/producer Sidney Skolsky to celebrate the opening of his production, "The ...more about Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party
- Not Available on DVD
64
During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. ...more about Thunder in the East
- Not Available on DVD
67
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick ...more about Variety Girl
- Not Available on DVD
68
Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. ...more about Wild Harvest
- Not Available on DVD
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