Photograph, Press - Alan Ladd, "Two Years Before the Mast"
Object number2012.190.01
Date1946
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPhotographic movie still of Hot Springs native Alan Ladd in the movie "Two Years Before the Mast." The film received critical acclaim.Alan Ladd was born September 3, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and lived in Arkansas until around the age of five. He was an actor who appeared in over 80 films and was one of the most recognizable celebrities of the 1940s and '50s. He starred in such films as "Two Years before the Mast," "The Blue Dahlia," and "The Great Gatsby." However, Ladd is perhaps best known for his role in the 1953 western movie "Shane." Ladd died on January 29, 1964.
The movie is about the son of a wealthy shipping magnate being pressganged into service on one of his father's ships.
Black and white photographic movie still of Arkansas native Alan Ladd in the movie "Two Years Before the Mast." The photo is on the deck of a ship. Ladd is laying on the deck looking up at two men. One of the men, in dark colored clothing, is pointing a gun at Ladd. Information about the movie in black print beneath the photo. The movie was made by Paramount Pictures.
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