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In the hierarchy of movie-tough guys, Alan Ladd (1913-1964), is an honored name. Ladd was an American actor who found success in film during the 1940s and early 1950s. We think the best current comparison to Ladd is Bruce Willis. Each specialized in box office hit action movies and each got very little respect for their acting abilities. Ladd’s IMDb page shows 98 acting credits from 1932-1964. This page will take a statistical look at 50 Alan Ladd movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His uncredited roles, his cameo roles and his television appearances were not included in the table.
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Alan Ladd Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1953 | Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1947 | Wild Harvest (1947) |  |
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| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia (1946) | |
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| 1946 | O.S.S. (1946) | |
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| 1946 | Calcutta (1946) | |
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| 1946 | Two Years Before The Mast (1946) | |
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| 1948 | Whispering Smith (1948) | |
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| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers (1964) | |
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| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke (1945) | |
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| 1944 | And Now Tomorrow (1944) | |
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| 1947 | Variety Girl (1947) | |
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| 1949 | Chicago Deadline (1949) | |
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| 1943 | China (1943) | |
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| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) | |
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| 1947 | Saigon (1947) | |
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| 1948 | Beyond Glory (1948) | |
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| 1955 | The McConnell Story (1955) | |
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| 1942 | This Gun For Hire (1942) |  |
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| 1954 | Drum Beat (1954) | |
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| 1954 | O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (1954) | |
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| 1942 | The Glass Key (1942) | |
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| 1950 | Branded (1950) | |
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| 1957 | Boy On a Dolphin (1957) | |
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| 1949 | The Great Gatsby (1949) | |
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| 1952 | Thunder in the East (1952) | |
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| 1951 | Red Mountain (1951) | |
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| 1952 | Botany Bay (1952) | |
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| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) | |
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| 1942 | Lucky Jordan (1942) |  |
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| 1955 | Hell On Frisco Bay (1955) | |
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| 1952 | The Iron Mistress (1952) | |
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| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon (1941) | |
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| 1949 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) | |
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| 1950 | Appointment with Danger (1950) | |
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| 1958 | The Proud Rebel (1958) | |
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| 1942 | Joan of Paris (1942) | |
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| 1954 | Hell Below Zero (1954) | |
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| 1956 | Santiago (1956) |  |
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| 1953 | Paratrooper (1953) | |
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| 1954 | The Black Knight (1954) | |
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| 1957 | The Big Land (1957) | |
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| 1960 | All the Young Men (1960) | |
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| 1941 | The Black Cat (1941) | |
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| 1953 | Desert Legion (1953) | |
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| 1958 | The Badlanders (1958) | |
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| 1962 | 13 West Street (1962) | |
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| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland (1960) |  |
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| 1941 | Paper Bullets (1941) | |
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| 1958 | The Deep Six (1958) |  |
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| 1959 | The Man in The Net (1959) | |
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| 1960 | One Foot in Hell (1960) | |
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| 1961 | Duel of Champions (1961) |  |
Alan Ladd Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Alan Ladd movies by his co-stars
- Sort Alan Ladd movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Alan Ladd movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Alan Ladd movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Alan Ladd movie received.
- Sort Alan Ladd movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jean Arthur | 22.70 | 408.3 | 577.10 | 5 | 87 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | Wild Harvest (1947) | Dorothy Lamour & Robert Preston |
6.90 | 200.8 | 200.80 | 37 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 2 | The Blue Dahlia (1946) | Veronica Lake | 7.40 | 228.9 | 228.90 | 47 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 5 | O.S.S. (1946) | Geraldine Fitzgerald | 7.60 | 233.1 | 233.10 | 40 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 4 | Calcutta (1946) | Gail Russell & William Bendix |
7.60 | 233.1 | 233.10 | 39 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 6 | Two Years Before The Mast (1946) | Brian Donlevy | 11.90 | 366.3 | 366.30 | 10 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 7 | Whispering Smith (1948) | Robert Preston | 7.50 | 202.1 | 202.10 | 26 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 8 | The Carpetbaggers (1964) | George Peppard | 36.30 | 416.1 | 416.10 | 4 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 10 | Salty O'Rourke (1945) | Gail Russell & William Bendix |
5.80 | 185.0 | 185.00 | 57 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 9 | And Now Tomorrow (1944) | Susan Heyward | 6.50 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 11 | Variety Girl (1947) | Mary Hatcher & All-Star Cast |
9.70 | 283.5 | 283.50 | 18 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 14 | Chicago Deadline (1949) | Donna Reed | 5.80 | 146.2 | 146.20 | 41 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 12 | China (1943) | Loretta Young & William Bendix |
7.10 | 256.7 | 256.70 | 30 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 13 | Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) | Susan Peters & All-Star Cast |
8.30 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 13 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 15 | Saigon (1947) | Veronica Lake | 6.10 | 177.2 | 177.20 | 48 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 17 | Beyond Glory (1948) | Donna Reed | 6.30 | 170.2 | 170.20 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 16 | The McConnell Story (1955) | June Allyson | 10.00 | 207.3 | 207.30 | 29 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 18 | This Gun For Hire (1942) | Veronica Lake | 3.10 | 113.6 | 113.60 | 89 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 19 | Drum Beat (1954) | Charles Bronson | 8.60 | 200.9 | 200.90 | 33 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 20 | O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (1954) | Shelley Winters | 6.40 | 150.7 | 150.70 | 50 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 21 | The Glass Key (1942) | Veronica Lake | 2.80 | 105.1 | 105.10 | 102 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 22 | Branded (1950) | Charles Bickford | 6.30 | 141.2 | 141.20 | 34 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 23 | Boy On a Dolphin (1957) | Sophia Loren | 8.60 | 165.0 | 165.00 | 22 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 24 | The Great Gatsby (1949) | Shelley Winters | 5.60 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 45 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 25 | Thunder in the East (1952) | Deborah Kerr & Charles Boyer |
5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 58 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 26 | Red Mountain (1951) | Lizabeth Scott | 5.70 | 123.2 | 123.20 | 43 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 27 | Botany Bay (1952) | James Mason | 5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 55 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 28 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) | Steve Martin & Rachel Ward |
18.20 | 66.7 | 66.70 | 40 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 29 | Lucky Jordan (1942) | Sheldon Leonard | 2.50 | 92.9 | 92.90 | 104 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 30 | Hell On Frisco Bay (1955) | Edward G. Robinson | 4.50 | 94.2 | 167.10 | 76 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 31 | The Iron Mistress (1952) | Virginia Mayo | 6.60 | 128.5 | 212.20 | 38 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 32 | The Reluctant Dragon (1941) | Robert Benchley | 1.50 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 145 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 33 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) | Wanda Hendrix | 4.50 | 113.2 | 113.20 | 66 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 75.6 | |
| 34 | Appointment with Danger (1950) | Jack Webb & Harry Morgan |
4.10 | 93.0 | 93.00 | 74 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 36 | The Proud Rebel (1958) | Olivia de Havilland | 4.30 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 56 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 35 | Joan of Paris (1942) | Paul Henreid & Thomas Mitchell |
1.40 | 53.4 | 122.10 | 153 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 37 | Hell Below Zero (1954) | Stanley Baker | 3.40 | 80.3 | 80.30 | 98 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 38 | Santiago (1956) | Rossana Podestà | 5.70 | 112.0 | 112.00 | 48 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 39 | Paratrooper (1953) | Stanley Baker | 5.20 | 93.2 | 153.10 | 61 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 40 | The Black Knight (1954) | Peter Cushing | 3.70 | 87.0 | 87.00 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 42 | The Big Land (1957) | Virginia Mayo | 4.50 | 87.3 | 169.40 | 50 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 43 | All the Young Men (1960) | Sidney Poitier | 4.10 | 64.7 | 64.70 | 67 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 41 | The Black Cat (1941) | Broderick Crawford | 0.90 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 181 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 44 | Desert Legion (1953) | Arlene Dahl | 5.00 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 62 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 45 | The Badlanders (1958) | Ernest Borgnine | 2.80 | 49.8 | 108.10 | 84 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 46 | 13 West Street (1962) | Rod Steiger | 1.70 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 106 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 47 | Guns of the Timberland (1960) | Jeanne Crain | 2.00 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 100 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 48 | Paper Bullets (1941) | Joan Woodbury | 0.60 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 205 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 49 | The Deep Six (1958) | William Bendix | 2.20 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 101 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 50 | The Man in The Net (1959) | Carolyn Jones | 1.80 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 123 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 51 | One Foot in Hell (1960) | Don Murray | 2.40 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 94 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 52 | Duel of Champions (1961) | Franca Bettoia | 0.40 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 136 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Alan Ladd
- Alan Walbridge Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on September 3rd, 1913.
2. Alan Ladd was a swimming and diving champion in high school.
3. Alan Ladd has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1601 Vine Street. He received his star in 1960.
4. Alan Ladd He and Veronica Lake made seven movies together: 1942’s This Gun For Hire, 1942’s The Glass Key, 1942’s Star Spangled Rhythm, 1945’s Duffy’s Tavern, 1946’s The Blue Dahlia (1946), 1947’s Variety Girl and 1948’s Saigon (1948). In Variety Girl (1947), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) and Duffy’s Tavern (1945), they appear as themselves.
5. Alan Ladd was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of superhero Green Lantern/Alan Scott (created in 1940). Ladd was 27 years old at the point. The Green Lantern’s full name is Alan Ladd Wellington Scott.
6. Alan Ladd was ranked in the annual Top 10 Box Office Stars 3 times: His was ranked 10th in 1947, 4th in 1953 and 6th in 1954.
7. Alan Ladd was married two times in his life. He had 3 children. His son, Alan Ladd, Jr. won an Oscar® for producing 1995’s Braveheart. His son, David Ladd, earned a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1958’s The Proud Rebel. His daughter, Alana Ladd, appeared in four of her father’s movies….including a part in Shane. His granddaughter, Jordan Ladd, has over 50 IMDb acting credits.
8. Alan Ladd was strongly considered for or actually attached to these roles: Kirk Douglas role in Detective Story, Gregory Peck role in Roman Holiday, James Dean role in Giant, John Wayne role in The Sons of Katie Elder, Spencer Tracy role in Bad Day At Black Rock and William Holden role in Submarine Command.
9. Check out Alan Ladd’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
10. Many people might have first discovered Alan Ladd in 1982’s Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. Check out You Tube view to see his brief but impressive appearance in that movie ..
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Figured it might be interesting to see the process of what it takes to put these pages together. How we put together our Alan Ladd page.
Steve’s Alan Ladd You Tube Video
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
The multiplier for box office rentals only is about 3.4 for most,
This varies when a movie post less box office data in less cities.
This causes the multiplier for the less to increase.
The number of cities posting this data can be as low as 1 out of 23 or as high as 23 out of 23.
The current number of cities currently I use is 23.
I am currently doing the 1940s.
I have completed the 1950s and 160s.
thx for your cooperation
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Whispering Smith made an estimated Box Office $714, 000 dollars in 1948.
$ 2.800.000 in 1949 grosser list
Thx
Whispering Smith has to be one of the most underrated Westerns of all. It has action, plot, music, romance, suspense, scenery and tragedy – two friends in deadly conflict
Hey John. I have sadly not seen Whispering Smith. I will have to track that one down and watch it. It does have a spot in the Top 10 when looking at UMR’s rankings.
Alan Ladd is the # 61 most connected actor of the 1940’s.