
Alan Ladd
Oyuncu · 1913 – 1964 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and producer known for his cool, understated screen presence and his defining roles in 1940s and 1950s film noir and Westerns. Standing 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), Ladd became famous for the contrast between his modest height and his commanding on‑screen persona, a combination studios often enhanced through camera techniques and staging. He was frequently paired with Veronica Lake, one of the few major actresses shorter than he was, and together they became one of Hollywood’s iconic noir duos. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Ladd moved to North Hollywood as a child and worked various jobs before entering the film industry. After years of small roles — including an uncredited appearance in Citizen Kane — he achieved stardom with This Gun for Hire (1942). His quiet intensity and stoic charm resonated strongly with wartime audiences, making him one of the decade’s top box‑office draws. Ladd went on to star in a series of successful films, including The Glass Key (1942), The Blue Dahlia (1946), Whispering Smith (1948), Shane (1953), and The Proud Rebel (1958). Though his popularity declined somewhat in the late 1950s, he continued to work steadily in both film and television and produced several of his later projects. Ladd died in 1964 at the age of 50 from cerebral edema caused by acute alcohol and barbiturate intoxication, which was ruled an accidental death. Despite his relatively short life, he remains a defining figure of classic Hollywood — a performer whose quiet strength, distinctive presence, and memorable roles continue to influence the Western and noir genres.
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Film8.0GizemDramZengin medya patronu Charles Foster Kane kendi özel şatosu Xanadu'da ölür. Ölürken son söz olan Rosabud'u fısıldar. Bütün gazetelerde Kane ile ilgili değişik hayat hikayeleri yayınlanır. Genç bir gazeteci Kane'nin son sözünün ne anlama geldiğini araştırmak için görevlendirilir. Gazeteci Kane'nin yakınlarıyla iletişime geçer. Biz de Kane'nin geçmişine tanık oluruz. Bu bireysel hikaye aynı zamanda mükemmelliyetçiliğin ve otoriter yönetimin hazin sonuçlarını da göstermektedir.
Film6.5MaceraDramIn 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, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 · 10 votes
Film7.3DramWesternÇiftlik sahibi Ryker, Joe Starret’in arazisini istemektedir. Shane, Starret’in arazisinin korunmasına yardımcı olmak için onların yanına yerleşir. Evde kaldığı sürece onun karısını ve çocuğunu etkisi altında bırakır. Halkı topraklarından çıkarmak için gelen Chirs ile efsane silahşör Shane karşı karşıya gelirler. Shane, Chris'i yenince Ryke onu satın almak ister. Shane teslim olmz bu sefer de başlarına Wilson belası açılır. Efsane silahşör tüm vadiyi bu silahlı adamlardan temizlemeye çalışırken, ailenin küçük oğlu Joey ile arasında kuvvetli bir bağ gelişir... Yönetmenliğini George Stevens’ın üstlendiği yapımın başrollerinde Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon de Wilde, Jack Palance yer almaktadır.
Film7.0SuçGerilimSadistic 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' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
This Gun for Hire
1942 · 198 votes
Film6.6KomediGizemİşsiz güçsüz özel detektif Rigby Reardo'nın kapısı günün birinde açılır ve içeri gizemli ve çekici bir kadın girer. Juliet Forrest adındaki bu kadın, babasının bir cinayete kurban gittiğine inanmaktadır ve Rigbyye olayı araştırması için 200 dolar teklif eder. 17 klasik Hollywood filminden parçaların kullanıldığı Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid, birçok ünlü yıldızın boy gösterdiği bir film. Eski suç filmlerine saygı niteliğindeki filmin başrol oyuncusu Steve Martin, aynı zamanda filmin senaristlerinden biri.
Film6.8KomediBelgeselClips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
The Movie Orgy
1968 · 19 votes
Film5.8MaceraRomantikPhaedra 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 is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.
Boy on a Dolphin
1957 · 40 votes
Film5.9WesternDramStory 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.
Saskatchewan
1954 · 27 votes
Film6.6AnimasyonAileKarikatür, hikayenin anlatıcısının bir tanıtımıyla başlar. Ana karakterlerden biri olan şövalyeler ve kana susamış ejderhalar hakkında bir kitap okuyan Çocuk tanıtılır. Babası bir canavar gördüğünü iddia ederek aceleyle gelir. Oğlan babasına bunun sadece bir ejderha olduğuna dair güvence verir, babası panikler ve korkuyla köye koşar.Oğlan daha sonra Ejderha'nın inine gider ve burada vahşi bir canavarla değil, utangaç, şiiri seven bir yaratıkla karşılaşır. Ejderhanın ne kadar güzel bir yaratık olduğunu görünce şaşırsa da, Çocuk onunla arkadaş olur. Köye geri döndüğünde Çocuk, Ejderha Katili Sir Giles'ın geldiğini keşfeder. Ejderhaya onunla savaşması gerektiğini söylemek için koşar, ancak Ejderha asla savaşmadığını duyurduğunda hayal kırıklığına uğrar. Çocuk, Sir Giles'ı ( orijinal hikayedeki gibi St. George değil) ziyaret eder ve Sir Giles'ın yaşlı bir adam olduğu ortaya çıkar. Çocuk, Sir Giles'a Ejderha'nın asla savaşmayacağını söyler ve onu ziyaret etmeye karar verirler.
Film5.3SuçGerilimA cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · 19 votes
Film5.4DramGizemNick 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 drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
The Great Gatsby
1949 · 24 votes
Film7.0BelgeselKomediOut-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · 3 votes
Film6.7SuçGizemSoon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · 177 votes
Film6.7WesternTowards 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.
Red Mountain
1951 · 22 votes
Film6.6DramTarihBeautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
The Howards of Virginia
1940 · 16 votes
Film5.6MüzikGizemShortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · 14 votes
Film5.3TarihDramIn 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 up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.
The Iron Mistress
1952 · 13 votes
Film6.1WesternPresident 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. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.
Drum Beat
1954 · 35 votes
Film6.1KomediThree comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a football coach.
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 · 4 votes
Film5.8MaceraAksiyonTwo 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 the ride is a beautiful Cuban rebel in who both men are interested.
Santiago
1956 · 9 votes
Film6.6KomediGizemRonnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
My Favorite Brunette
1947 · 64 votes
Film6.7DramThe struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.
Rulers of the Sea
1939 · 3 votes
Film5.2DramGerilimAn 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 into their own hands.
The Man in the Net
1959 · 20 votes
Film5.3WesternMitch 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, thereby enabling him to plot an elaborate bank robbery with the help of an artist, a pickpocket, a gunslinger and a bar-girl.
One Foot in Hell
1960 · 21 votes
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Dizi6.2KomediThe Bob Cummings Show is an American sitcom starring Robert "Bob" Cummings which was produced from January 2, 1955 to September 15, 1959. The Bob Cummings Show was the first series ever to debut as a midseason replacement. The program began with a half-season run on NBC, then ran for two full seasons on CBS, and returned to NBC for its final two seasons. The program was later rerun in the daytime hours on ABC and then syndicated under the title Love That Bob. A similar, but less successful, follow-up series, The New Bob Cummings Show, was broadcast on CBS during the 1961-62 television season.
The Bob Cummings Show
1955 · 8 votes
Dizi6.8KomediDramGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6 votes