Alan Ladd's portrayal in Shane is unrivaled. His ability to bring out decency warmth and a moral code speaks to the talent of Alan Ladd. From boyhood to manhood this film has remained my number one western.
Ladd's portrayal of Shane in the movie of the same name is wonderful. Shane is far from just a gunfighter, he's a moralist. Great movie. Wonderful acting job by all the major and even minor characters. Thanks for this biographical sketch!
Alan Ladd was one of the greatest actors in Hollywood. His extraordinary appearance as a young man, that beautiful face, fascinated many people. He often seemed sad as an older actor, but his great humanity, empathy and love, especially for children, always came through in the roles.
@@FactsVerse "This Gun for Hire" is my personal favorite movie with him. I have never again seen such a beautiful thug, such an expressive face, like that of Alan. Together with Veronica Lake he was unique.
@@mickey23052 , I'm just watching The Blue Dahlia now with Lake and Ladd! I never noticed that Ladd was not the tallest leading man around! He's only about 5'6" tall, but in one scene, he is standing next to Hugh Beaumont, and Ladd looks almost as tall as him. Can U say...ELEVATOR SHOES???
During various visits to L.A. ( from Melbourne, Australia ) I visited Sue Carol Ladd several times. She once gave me a tie that belonged to Alan with his initials woven into the material. I also visited Alan's son David a couple of time & he had the belt that Ladd wore in ' Shane '. He allowed me to put it on & he took a photo of me wearing it. I met other Ladd family members - son in laws Johnny Veitch & Michael Jackson & also daughter Alana. Sue Carol Ladd used to send me a Xmas card each year. I am still a great fan & named one of my sons Shane '.
You can never forget Alan Ladd..my youth I picked up on his performance in the movie .." Shane "..a quiet hero that I used to break from my gang ..we terrorized the other kids ..but I went solo as a neutral person ..then I watched that movie again ..and I see a great person...rest in peace amigo 🕊️🙏
I enjoyed Alan Ladd in most of films, but the one that stood out the most was, in the The Boy on the Dolphin with the new film star in 1957, Sophia Loren. I still watch it occasionally.
I believe he will be remembered. He was a great actor. I really like watching his western movies. I read an article that had stated if he were alive today he would be surprised to find out how much and how many people like watching his movies. He is missed.
Shane? One of the coolest Westerns ever made! Alan lad in his laid back quiet style! For us kids then a Role model good guys against Bad guys! An absolute classic for all time! This its the timeless beauty of the Cinema at its golden Best. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alan Ladd had one of the best voices for film and radio. It was resonant, clear, and had a pleasant pitch. We listen to his "Box 13" almost every night to help us fall asleep. Very relaxing.
@@mr.blackhawk142 - The youngest of all Alan Ladd's children, David, born in 1948, was an excellent child actor and from my own viewpoint this kid surpassed by far his dad's acting abilities. In David's first movie "The proud rebel" starring alongside his father, you can clearly see that. After several other succesful movies he quit acting and later became a TV and movie producer. He is still doing fine.
Shane is one of the greatest Westerns! Alan Ladd played the role of Shane magnificently! He and Brandon deWilde were marvelous! Both died way too young, but both left enduring legacies!
😃🤭 We will always be grateful to Alan Ladds son Jr, for green-lighting Star Wars 1977, when no other studio would touch it. The rest is now history.....
For me the 3 movies he made with Veronica Lake This Gun for Hire, The Glass Key and the Blue Dahlia which had NYC born actor William Bendix, I consider classics.
He was an A-Class star, and he certainly was one of the few Hollywood legends who could fulfill their roles in multiple genres equally and with equal success. His was incredibly wide range; Western, War, Suspense, Film Noir, Maximalist, etc.
Yes , I think that Alan Ladd is remembered even today!! Probably mostly for the film SHANE 1953. He was a great actor and a dream actor for filmmaking!! And he was also very handsome with a pleasant demeanor! I really appreciate his understated style of acting
I remember Alan Ladd more for his roles in Film Noir, And, of course, Shane is a classic. It could probably be classified as a western noir. I think he was underrated as an actor. The studio used him to make money, and I think he should have been considered for better parts. He never seemed to get them, except once in a while, and this added to his insecurity. When he worked with Geraldine Fitzgerald, he actually said to her, "I can't act." Say What!!?? Of course he could. The studio system chewed him up and spit him out. His death came too early. But people still love him. I'm glad his children survived longer and made successful careers for themselves. Slantja to the Ladd clan.
SHANE ,regularly in the top ten westerns ever made,and has always been in my top 3, extolling human virtues,rapidly disintegrating in this present time
I am a big Ladd fan he did tried to commit suicide. He was loved by his peers and noone ever spoke bad of him. Shane is one of the three greatest westerns ever made. Ladd Jr. Laddy was he was called he had great career and is responsible in his faith in Lucas for Star Wars
May Allen Ladd junior rest in peace he looks so much like his his father I don't think anybody will ever forget Alan Lad senior Allen Ladd Was my favorite The movie was Shane That I enjoyed also also the blue Dahlia
Yes there’s no doubt Alan Ladd’s real talents emerged in the hands of a great director like George Stevens. I can’t imagine anyone else who would have given Shane the poise and depth to the character. Alan left us wanting more. ❤
Alan Ladd was/is my favorite since a young boy, on through to seeing him in the 1960's and his last film that he did, and never ever did he lose that great explosiveness when he appeared on that huge screen. My large family of eleven love him, his son Alan junior just followed his father with the same great professionalism, etc. I always have supposed the truly extra finely talented actors as Alan & his son, his wife that was so greatly a talent in working with them...that made me, also made MILLIONS of others feel like we knew them somewhat...well, I hope so much they had much knowledge of what they meant to us in our entire lives; no matter when we were young or older, that excitement we got seeing the fine, fine material they so finely acted out for us and I, for all of us (at 79 now) think the same. Thank you all the Ladds for enriching our lives very much, yet today in 2023 since the early part of 1900's." YOU represented the great Golden years! ...P.S. Earlier this month I saw "The Proud Rebel with Alan and one of his sons, then "Shane," for the umpteenth time a night later. You live with us forever.
Shane, the best! Alan Ladd had may challenges even after success. His height and self-doubt among them. Amazing how much his son looked like him as he got older. One of the best roles Alan did in film and I think of as maybe his epitaph was the fight scene between Alex Cord ( George Peppard) and Nevada Smith (Alan Ladd) in The Carpetbaggers. Magnificent! Rest easy Shane/Nevada, you are still loved.
The event in his life in which you said he was thought to have ‘accidentally shot himself in the chest’, is actually widely recognized as a suicide attempt. He had a problem with depression in his adult life, and so did his mother, who took her own life in the backseat of Alan’s car, for which Alan thought he had some responsibility.
Thanx for mentioning that about Ladd's mother! Many 'celebs' have VERY short life-spans! It's a common theme I've noticed! When my very cute daughter was about 2 yrs old I brought her to a movie set in Hollywood North to get her into 'show biz'. I'm glad now that NOTHING came of that!
Shane is one of my favorite westerns. Mr. Ladd will never be forgotten. I have his movie (Shane) recorded. His son Alan Ladd Jr. Looked so much like his father. I did not know he had passed. Rip sir...
My Dad was a great admirer of Alan Ladd. Dad took me to see the movie Shane and i still remember parts of it. I have the cowboy novel somewhere in my collection. You may notice that my Dad named me Alan, a reminder to hime of a fantastic actor who showed great morals in his movies.
Fell in love with Alan when I was just a child, around 10 years old, while watching the movie Shane for the first time. He continued to be my heartthrob, but later had to share my heart with Dean Martin. When VHS movies became available, I quickly bought my own copy of Shane. Eventually, I went on to become a mother, naming my only child Shane, after Shane Ladd.
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Alan Ladd had a serious inferiority complex about the fact that he was short. However, his short stature came as a paradoxical attraction to the audience. This is because it contains the fighting spirit of a great human being who beat the handicap and climbed to the top!
Thanx for mentioning that rick blaine! I just Googled Ladd's height and he was about 5'6" tall. My dad looks a LOT like Alan Ladd, and he was 5' 7" tall. My mom's dad's cousin was Johnny Weissmuller, and I take after him more, bcuz I'm 6' even! It's a shame that most of us stray from God's plan for us and we get caught up in unfulfilled 'expectations' of how, or what we 'should' be in life! Methinx there was MUCH more though, to why Ladd died young!
Yes! I recall how handsome he was in Shane. I didn't know so much about his other work, but your video ingnited my interest! Didn't know Jr. had died in March. Was he not married to Cheryl Ladd?
@@sallybeauchamp1296 - No, you're wrong....The one who married Cheryl was DAVID, the youngest of all Alan Ladd's children.. David is still alive and in good health.
Alan Ladd was a very handsome and very good actor. I loved Shane the best. I didn't even know he had a son. He was also a very talented man. I am a big fan of Star Wars.
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Alan Ladd will always be associated with 'Shane' and rightly so. Despite being slightly undersized for the part he did a magnificent and memorable performance. He and the boy, Brandon de Wilde, made the film what it was ... the greatest of Westerns. The wonderful photography making the audience feel aware of the wide open spaces and the theme music 'Call of the Faraway Hills' all added to a fine example of good cinema.
Oh, how I Loved his work, so much I loved him in SHANE ,That I gave my SECOND son, Shane as a middle name . So sad that he died so soon in life, Was so sorry to hear that his son passed RIp.
😊 I agree with most of the comments already written. However, I will state a few of my own opinions about the works of Alan Ladd on film. Firstly, Mr. Ladd's first major film This Gun for Hire was not mentioned in many of the comments. His heavy hand in this film may not have been to the liking of many fans, but still worthwhile viewing. Secondly, his co-star in several films Veronica Lake was a very successful partner on film, and enjoyable seeing them on the screen. Miss Lake was not liked by leading stars in other films for her lack of professionalism, and ability and training as an actor. But with Mr. Ladd they worked well together. Lastly, in my opinion if the fans were all aware just how short Mr. Ladd was it could have made perhaps some difference in his appeal. That could have worked in his favor though with Miss Lake for she was so very small herself. All in all he and his son left behind a legacy of successful films. Thanks to TCM their films will still be viewed by many fans.
Interesting video. Shane is a Western Classic that has been essentially remade several times with slightly different twists. Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider is one of those remakes. When I was teaching I used to use Shane as a study in character development as well as plot analysis as the points of conflict, climax, and denouement are easy for kids to identify.
In a way Ladd was kept iconic by the mention of "Mrs. Alan Ladd" (Sue Carroll) on I Love Lucy as she was allegedly going to appear in the Hollywood Don Loper fashion show and wanted to wear a dress Lucy was supposed to wear so she got the uncomfortable tweed suit that aggravated her sundlburn! Sue Carroll never actually appeared in the episode.
Shane?... Yeah, he was a role model. He showed us kids that "it was OK to turn your cheek a couple of times, but there comes a limit". Even Jack Palance didn't stand a chance when the limit has been reached. I took that lesson forward with me. I was 8 years old when Shane came out. Free on TH-cam, now.
By any chance Cheryl Ladd (Kris Monroe) related to them? Somehow one of the leading ladies in Alan Ladd Sr, did resemble Cheryl Ladd.... I must say, leading actresses in back then had stunning classic looks compare to the present actresses.
i am a western buff. Shane like so many other westerns to this day (2024) - I watch over and over and over. I got rid of Comcast and I now have Dish TV. Oh my - Dish has so many westerns I can watch from sun up to sun down 24/7 - 365 days of the year. All the western stars from yesteryear are truly missed. They definitely do not make westerns today like they did back in the day. As they say - westerns, westerns and "Mo" westerns. 🤠🐎🐴
@@FactsVerse I grew up in the fifties and I love movies from that period as well as the early sixties, so any movies and the actors of that era would be great.
I met a charming lady who was his personal secretary. She and her husband thought the world of him and told a story of a dinner party she had for crew members. Alan was of course invited. Her house was too small for so many people so she made her garage into the dining area. Alan did the dishes. He told her to be with her guests, he had this under control. A true class act.
@@FactsVerse HOW DO I SEND THAT TO YOU ? I THINK I COULD BE RELATED TO ALAN LADD. MY UNCLE WAS ALSO A STREET FIGHTER AND ATHLETE. YOU MIGHT CALL HIM A BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTER, AND HAD CHERRY RED HAIR WHICH IS AS RARE AS MAYBE ONE ON 100,000 PEOPLE.
@@FactsVerse IF ALAN LADD IS RELATED TO ME, HIS FIGHT SCENE IN SHANE, OR AS THE GANGSTER MAY HAVE BEEN REAL AS HE MAY HAVE BEEN A SIMILAR PERSONALITY IN REAL LIFE.
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Alan Ladd's portrayal in Shane is unrivaled. His ability to bring out decency warmth and a moral code speaks to the talent of Alan Ladd. From boyhood to manhood this film has remained my number one western.
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"Shane!"
"COME BACK SHANE!!!"
Yes,I think many people remember Mr Alan Ladd, and as I think of him and "Shane"...I think of the many possible great movies that we have missed.
Ladd's portrayal of Shane in the movie of the same name is wonderful. Shane is far from just a gunfighter, he's a moralist. Great movie. Wonderful acting job by all the major and even minor characters. Thanks for this biographical sketch!
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Yes, wonderful actor, unique personality.
The world needs more Shanes.
It's a SHAME that 'Shane' only made it to 50 years old!
He had a GREAT ACTING VOICE... DEEP and CLEAR.
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Always loved Alan Ladd's work. Sadly didn't realize his son had just passed.
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Alan Ladd was one of the greatest actors in Hollywood. His extraordinary appearance as a young man, that beautiful face, fascinated many people. He often seemed sad as an older actor, but his great humanity, empathy and love, especially for children, always came through in the roles.
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@@FactsVerse "This Gun for Hire" is my personal favorite movie with him. I have never again seen such a beautiful thug, such an expressive face, like that of Alan. Together with Veronica Lake he was unique.
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@@mickey23052 , I'm just watching The Blue Dahlia now with Lake and Ladd! I never noticed that Ladd was not the tallest leading man around! He's only about 5'6" tall, but in one scene, he is standing next to Hugh Beaumont, and Ladd looks almost as tall as him. Can U say...ELEVATOR SHOES???
During various visits to L.A. ( from Melbourne, Australia ) I visited Sue Carol Ladd several times. She once gave me a tie that belonged to Alan with his initials woven into the material. I also visited Alan's son David a couple of time & he had the belt that Ladd wore in ' Shane '. He allowed me to put it on & he took a photo of me wearing it. I met other Ladd family members - son in laws Johnny Veitch & Michael Jackson & also daughter Alana. Sue Carol Ladd used to send me a Xmas card each year. I am still a great fan & named one of my sons
Shane '.
You can never forget Alan Ladd..my youth I picked up on his performance in the movie .." Shane "..a quiet hero that I used to break from my gang ..we terrorized the other kids ..but I went solo as a neutral person ..then I watched that movie again ..and I see a great person...rest in peace amigo 🕊️🙏
Nope! I can EASILY forget WHATzHISNAME!!!
As long as Shane is available, Mr. Ladd will be remembered.
I enjoyed Alan Ladd in most of films, but the one that stood out the most was, in the The Boy on the Dolphin with the new film star in 1957, Sophia Loren. I still watch it occasionally.
I believe he will be remembered. He was a great actor. I really like watching his western movies. I read an article that had stated if he were alive today he would be surprised to find out how much and how many people like watching his movies. He is missed.
Too bad his life was ended about 30 years prematurely! I never beLIEve any 'suicide' fairy tales that emerge from HollyWEIRD!
Shane? One of the coolest Westerns ever made! Alan lad in his laid back quiet style! For us kids then a Role model good guys against Bad guys! An absolute classic for all time! This its the timeless beauty of the Cinema at its golden Best. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alan Ladd had one of the best voices for film and radio. It was resonant, clear, and had a pleasant pitch. We listen to his "Box 13" almost every night to help us fall asleep. Very relaxing.
I remember Alan Ladd, he was one good actor. Sounds as though his son followed in his footsteps. Thanks for the video FactsVerse! 👍🥰
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Nope! His son Jr. became a movie PRODUCER, not an actor.
Nope! His son Jr. became a movie PRODUCER, not an actor.
@@mr.blackhawk142 - The youngest of all Alan Ladd's children, David, born in 1948, was an excellent child actor and from my own viewpoint this kid surpassed by far his dad's acting abilities. In David's first movie "The proud rebel" starring alongside his father, you can clearly see that. After several other succesful movies he quit acting and later became a TV and movie producer. He is still doing fine.
As long as the film Shane is out there he will NEVER be forgotten!!!!!🤗🇬🇧
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YES! My GOAT western movie! (Shane)
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he was a great actor no one else could have played shane his voice and looks were his trademark
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Yup! And MY trademark is my INVISIBILITY!
Shane is one of the greatest Westerns! Alan Ladd played the role of Shane magnificently! He and Brandon deWilde were marvelous! Both died way too young, but both left enduring legacies!
Thanx! I was just gonna say that Dewilde died very young also!
He was my favourite actor.
😃🤭 We will always be grateful to Alan Ladds son Jr, for green-lighting Star Wars 1977, when no other studio would touch it. The rest is now history.....
Shane is one of my favorite western films, RIP Alan
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For me the 3 movies he made with Veronica Lake This Gun for Hire, The Glass Key and the Blue Dahlia which had NYC born actor William Bendix, I consider classics.
He was an A-Class star, and he certainly was one of the few Hollywood legends who could fulfill their roles in multiple genres equally and with equal success. His was incredibly wide range; Western, War, Suspense, Film Noir, Maximalist, etc.
Yes , I think that Alan Ladd is remembered even today!! Probably mostly for the film SHANE 1953. He was a great actor and a dream actor for filmmaking!! And he was also very handsome with a pleasant demeanor! I really appreciate his understated style of acting
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Yea he was handsome as well as a fabulous actor.
He was getting older. He always was embarrassed by his being so short. He became an alcoholic. So sad.
Always loved his movies and acting
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Alan Ladd in "Shane" and Gregory Peck in "The Gunfighter" established the character of the reluctant gunfighter forced by circumstances to fight.
That's a popular theme in the old westerns, the 'RELUCTANT' ex-gunfighter who straps the guns back on again!
I remember Alan Ladd more for his roles in Film Noir, And, of course, Shane is a classic. It could probably be classified as a western noir. I think he was underrated as an actor. The studio used him to make money, and I think he should have been considered for better parts. He never seemed to get them, except once in a while, and this added to his insecurity. When he worked with Geraldine Fitzgerald, he actually said to her, "I can't act." Say What!!?? Of course he could. The studio system chewed him up and spit him out. His death came too early. But people still love him. I'm glad his children survived longer and made successful careers for themselves. Slantja to the Ladd clan.
"chewed him up and spit him out" is what Spin City is ALL about!
Wonderful actor
SHANE ,regularly in the top ten westerns ever made,and has always been in my top 3, extolling human virtues,rapidly disintegrating in this present time
You failed to mention his wonderful movie with Sophia Loren: “Boy on a Dolphin” !
I am a big Ladd fan he did tried to commit suicide. He was loved by his peers and noone ever spoke bad of him.
Shane is one of the three greatest westerns ever made. Ladd Jr. Laddy was he was called he had great career and is responsible in his faith in Lucas for Star Wars
Did he TRIED???
Great actor sadly missed
Yes I do. As a teenager in the 60s I had a massive crush on him and watched every film of his that came on tv. Loved his films with Veronica Lake.
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Alan Ladd, best of the best!
Yes Alen Ladd is one actor that people my age {74} remember.
May Allen Ladd junior rest in peace he looks so much like his his father I don't think anybody will ever forget Alan Lad senior Allen Ladd Was my favorite The movie was Shane That I enjoyed also also the blue Dahlia
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Yes there’s no doubt Alan Ladd’s real talents emerged in the hands of a great director like George Stevens. I can’t imagine anyone else who would have given Shane the poise and depth to the character. Alan left us wanting more. ❤
Alan Ladd was/is my favorite since a young boy, on through to seeing him in the 1960's and his last film that he did, and never ever did he lose that great explosiveness when he appeared on that huge screen. My large family of eleven love him, his son Alan junior just followed his father with the same great professionalism, etc.
I always have supposed the truly extra finely talented actors as Alan & his son, his wife that was so greatly a talent in working with them...that made me, also made MILLIONS of others feel like we knew them somewhat...well, I hope so much they had much knowledge of what they meant to us in our entire lives; no matter when we were young or older, that excitement we got seeing the fine, fine material they so finely acted out for us and I, for all of us (at 79 now) think the same. Thank you all the Ladds for enriching our lives very much, yet today in 2023 since the early part of 1900's." YOU represented the great Golden years!
...P.S. Earlier this month I saw "The Proud Rebel with Alan and one of his sons, then "Shane," for the umpteenth time a night later.
You live with us forever.
Shane, the best! Alan Ladd had may challenges even after success. His height and self-doubt among them. Amazing how much his son looked like him as he got older. One of the best roles Alan did in film and I think of as maybe his epitaph was the fight scene between Alex Cord ( George Peppard) and Nevada Smith (Alan Ladd) in The Carpetbaggers. Magnificent! Rest easy Shane/Nevada, you are still loved.
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The event in his life in which you said he was thought to have ‘accidentally shot himself in the chest’, is actually widely recognized as a suicide attempt. He had a problem with depression in his adult life, and so did his mother, who took her own life in the backseat of Alan’s car, for which Alan thought he had some responsibility.
Thanx for mentioning that about Ladd's mother! Many 'celebs' have VERY short life-spans! It's a common theme I've noticed! When my very cute daughter was about 2 yrs old I brought her to a movie set in Hollywood North to get her into 'show biz'. I'm glad now that NOTHING came of that!
I like to listen to old time radio I remember Allen in a radio program called box 13 also his son David married my tv crush cheryle ladd
SHANE WHERE ARE YOU SHANE.......WELL PRAYERS 4 YOU BOTH..🙏🙏
Shane is my Best Western 🎥 and Alan Ladd is the perfect Shane 🥰 💞
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@@FactsVerse classic movie scenes
I always liked Alan Ladd
Great actor, didn't know he had a son who is very like his dad.
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Alan Ladd Jr.'s wife Cindra was apparently raped by Bill Cosby in NYC?
Shane is one of my favorite westerns. Mr. Ladd will never be forgotten. I have his movie (Shane) recorded. His son Alan Ladd Jr. Looked so much like his father. I did not know he had passed. Rip sir...
Big Alan Ladd fan. Loved him in blue dahlia, And Now tomorrow with Loretta young.
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My Dad was a great admirer of Alan Ladd. Dad took me to see the movie Shane and i still remember parts of it. I have the cowboy novel somewhere in my collection. You may notice that my Dad named me Alan, a reminder to hime of a fantastic actor who showed great morals in his movies.
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Shane was one of the great Westerns with High Noon.
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Fell in love with Alan when I was just a child, around 10 years old, while watching the movie Shane for the first time. He continued to be my heartthrob, but later had to share my heart with Dean Martin. When VHS movies became available, I quickly bought my own copy of Shane. Eventually, I went on to become a mother, naming my only child Shane, after Shane Ladd.
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He played a great cowboy. Loved him.
Alan Ladd had a serious inferiority complex about the fact that he was short. However, his short stature came as a paradoxical attraction to the audience. This is because it contains the fighting spirit of a great human being who beat the handicap and climbed to the top!
Thanx for mentioning that rick blaine! I just Googled Ladd's height and he was about 5'6" tall. My dad looks a LOT like Alan Ladd, and he was 5' 7" tall. My mom's dad's cousin was Johnny Weissmuller, and I take after him more, bcuz I'm 6' even! It's a shame that most of us stray from God's plan for us and we get caught up in unfulfilled 'expectations' of how, or what we 'should' be in life! Methinx there was MUCH more though, to why Ladd died young!
I would say he was not that well known for westerns like others, Shane is what put him in that category ...but very good actor for anything
Yes! I recall how handsome he was in Shane. I didn't know so much about his other work, but your video ingnited my interest! Didn't know Jr. had died in March. Was he not married to Cheryl Ladd?
Yes he was married to Cheryl Ladd and they have a daughter named Jordan.
@@sallybeauchamp1296 - No, you're wrong....The one who married Cheryl was DAVID, the youngest of all Alan Ladd's children.. David is still alive and in good health.
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Alan Ladd was a very handsome and very good actor. I loved Shane the best. I didn't even know he had a son. He was also a very talented man. I am a big fan of Star Wars.
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I have always loved Alan Ladd. I have all of his movies on DVD, except the great Gatsby
Alan Ladd so handsome
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Shane is second only to Unforgiven for me. Can watch it time and time again.
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He was such a handsome man! Sr that is!
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Alan Ladd will always be associated with 'Shane' and rightly so. Despite being slightly undersized for the part he did a magnificent and memorable performance. He and the boy, Brandon de Wilde, made the film what it was ... the greatest of Westerns. The wonderful photography making the audience feel aware of the wide open spaces and the theme music 'Call of the Faraway Hills' all added to a fine example of good cinema.
Oh, how I Loved his work, so much I loved him in SHANE ,That I gave my SECOND son, Shane as a middle name . So sad that he died so soon in life, Was so sorry to hear that his son passed RIp.
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When in High school in the late 60's the Book Shane was a reading requirement we had to do a report on it.
A very good actor.
I remembered his performance from The McConnell Story about a famous Korean War Ace Jet Pilot one of my favorite movies
Loved Him as an actor
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😊 I agree with most of the comments already written. However, I will state a few of my own opinions about the works of Alan Ladd on film. Firstly, Mr. Ladd's first major film This Gun for Hire was not mentioned in many of the comments. His heavy hand in this film may not have been to the liking of many fans, but still worthwhile viewing. Secondly, his co-star in several films Veronica Lake was a very successful partner on film, and enjoyable seeing them on the screen. Miss Lake was not liked by leading stars in other films for her lack of professionalism, and ability and training as an actor. But with Mr. Ladd they worked well together. Lastly, in my opinion if the fans were all aware just how short Mr. Ladd was it could have made perhaps some difference in his appeal. That could have worked in his favor though with Miss Lake for she was so very small herself. All in all he and his son left behind a legacy of successful films. Thanks to TCM their films will still be viewed by many fans.
Come Back Shane
Interesting video. Shane is a Western Classic that has been essentially remade several times with slightly different twists. Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider is one of those remakes. When I was teaching I used to use Shane as a study in character development as well as plot analysis as the points of conflict, climax, and denouement are easy for kids to identify.
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Goog actor
Shane best all time
Didn't know he was from Hot Springs - cool
Yes...Allan was one of the greatest, He was very professional and yet very Humboldt. There was nothing not to admire and love about Him.
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In a way Ladd was kept iconic by the mention of "Mrs. Alan Ladd" (Sue Carroll) on I Love Lucy as she was allegedly going to appear in the Hollywood Don Loper fashion show and wanted to wear a dress Lucy was supposed to wear so she got the uncomfortable tweed suit that aggravated her sundlburn! Sue Carroll never actually appeared in the episode.
I fancied him in The Glass Key and This Gun for Hire. Didn’t know anything about his son. Cheers.
Yes, great actor! 👍
Shane?... Yeah, he was a role model. He showed us kids that "it was OK to turn your cheek a couple of times, but there comes a limit". Even Jack Palance didn't stand a chance when the limit has been reached.
I took that lesson forward with me. I was 8 years old when Shane came out.
Free on TH-cam, now.
Alam was a great actor. And in Hollywood looks count as a plus.
My mothers favourite actor
I wouldn't throw Alan Ladd Jr's death in there as tragic. He died of old age. He led a full life.
"Died of old age..." ? REALLY ? Old at 50 ???
By any chance Cheryl Ladd (Kris Monroe) related to them? Somehow one of the leading ladies in Alan Ladd Sr, did resemble Cheryl Ladd.... I must say, leading actresses in back then had stunning classic looks compare to the present actresses.
Cheryl’s first husband was David Ladd, the son of Alan Ladd Snr. So they were related by marriage.
@@donna25871 tqvm dear.... 👍
I have OCD and narrator skipped naming the movie Villain at 6:41. Plz don't do that to me. It sets me off.
Yes !
i am a western buff. Shane like so many other westerns to this day (2024) - I watch over and over and over. I got rid of Comcast and I now have Dish TV. Oh my - Dish has so many westerns I can watch from sun up to sun down 24/7 - 365 days of the year. All the western stars from yesteryear are truly missed. They definitely do not make westerns today like they did back in the day. As they say - westerns, westerns and "Mo" westerns. 🤠🐎🐴
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Yes Indeed he was Awesome.👍😎
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@@FactsVerse I grew up in the fifties and I love movies from that period as well as the early sixties, so any movies and the actors of that era would be great.
Yes.
I met a charming lady who was his personal secretary. She and her husband thought the world of him and told a story of a dinner party she had for crew members. Alan was of course invited. Her house was too small for so many people so she made her garage into the dining area.
Alan did the dishes. He told her to be with her guests, he had this under control.
A true class act.
Thank you so much for sharing this info about Alan! Made us miss him more 😥
Oh yes, I saw Shane!
Named my son Shane
Love Allan ladd!
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ALAN LADD LOOKED IDENTICAL TO MY UNCLE. A GREAT ACTOR.
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@@FactsVerse HOW DO I SEND THAT TO YOU ?
I THINK I COULD BE RELATED TO ALAN LADD. MY UNCLE WAS ALSO A STREET FIGHTER AND ATHLETE. YOU MIGHT CALL HIM A BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTER, AND HAD CHERRY RED HAIR WHICH IS AS RARE AS MAYBE ONE ON 100,000 PEOPLE.
@@FactsVerse IF ALAN LADD IS RELATED TO ME, HIS FIGHT SCENE IN SHANE, OR AS THE GANGSTER MAY HAVE
BEEN REAL AS HE MAY HAVE BEEN A SIMILAR PERSONALITY IN REAL LIFE.
Grande attore Alan
My God !!!.... I am thinking to myself that he was a very handsome man only to find out later in the video that his blond hair caused him to get rejected for parts, why aren't blond men put on the same pedestal as blonde women I don't get it? UK
Yes people still like Alan ladd
My,mom gave my brother the middle name of Alan after Alan Ladd.
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Cheryl Ladd was married to Alan Ladds son
Son David, not Alan Jr.
We don't hear about it but overdosing has always been a thing.
Alan Ladd will always be remembered in our family, we watch every movie that comes on staring him! He was such a gentlemen!
Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Alan. We miss him 🕊
Damn
I know I do.
Allen Ladd Jr. was 20 years old at the time of his mother and father’s divorce, not really considered “a young age”.
Did Cheryl Ladd marry Alan Ladd jr or David Ladd