Poster, Movie - Alan Ladd, "The McConnell Story"
Object number2013.196.01
Date1955
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions41 × 27 in. (104.1 × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPoster from the movie "The McConnell Story" starring Hot Springs, Arkansas 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.
White background, red print "The McConnell Story." Picturing Ladd and June Allyson.
Status
Not on view