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Sep 3, 2000 · There are intriguing mysteries in “Shane,” puzzles and challenges, not least in the title character and the way he is played by Alan Ladd. Ladd was a movie star of below-average stature and strikingly good looks, and for much of his career he worked around both of those attributes in roles where he was photographed to look tough and taller.
As Shane rides off, Joey (Jr.) decides to forgive Shane, but Shane is already gone, so Joey follows him. At the saloon, Shane confronts Ryker and Wilson, He taunts both of them into a gunfight and shoots them.
- George Stevens
- Jack Palance
A careful review of Shane's gun-skill demonstration to Joey shows Alan Ladd firing with his eyes closed. Later, in the saloon battle, Ladd's pistol is pointed well away from the man he shoots, especially the final scene- where he kills Ryker's brother.
Calcutta is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by John Farrow, and written and produced by Seton I. Miller. The drama features Alan Ladd, Gail Russell and William Bendix. [3]
Jul 17, 2020 · Cunningham, as made clear from the exciting dilemma of the beginning, also flew the not-so friendly skies between Chungking, China to Calcutta, India, but now his murder has Gordon and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) on edge, questioning everyone’s motives. Who killed Cunningham?
Calcutta: Directed by John Farrow. With Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez. Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. After 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.
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When both decided to do other films instead, "Shane" was nearly abandoned before Stevens asked studio head Y. Frank Freeman who was available. Upon seeing a list of actors with current contracts, Stevens cast Alan Ladd, Van Heflin and Jean Arthur within three minutes.
