Card, Lobby - Alan Ladd, "Hell on Frisco Bay"
Object number2013.005.23
Date1955
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions10 15/16 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA lobby card for 1956 movie "Hell on Frisco Bay," starring Hot Springs native Alan Ladd.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 card has a black background and yellow lettering with a large image. The image shows Ladd sitting a table and eating with an older man. Ladd is wearing a blue suit with a black tie. Below the image in yellow lettering is a list of actors and actresses and the movie title. The film was presented by Warner Brothers.
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