Poster, Movie - Alan Ladd, "Calcutta"
Object number2012.224.01
Date1947
MediumLinen, Ink
Dimensions81 1/2 x 42 3/4 in. (207 x 108.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionThree-sheet poster from the movie "Calcutta," starring Hot Springs native Alan Ladd. The poster is mounted on linen.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.
Large linen poster from the movie, Calcutta, starring Arkansas native, Alan Ladd. Dark blue background with red and black print. An image of Ladd in a light colored suit pointing a gun.
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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