Photograph, Press - Alan Ladd, "Calcutta"
Object number2012.190.05
Date1947
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPress photograph of Hot Springs native Alan Ladd in the movie "Calcutta." The movie was one of Ladd's many leading roles in the film noir genre.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 black and white scene shows Ladd slapping a women. His is wearing a light colored suit and dark tie. The woman is wearing a light colored dress. The movie was made by Paramount Pictures. The movie is about a couple of pilots who fly cargo between India and China. When a friend is murdered, they investigate and become suspicious of the friend's fiancee.
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