The best Alan Ladd’s romance movies

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

03/09/1913- 29/01/1964
Today we present the best Alan Ladd’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Alan Ladd’s movies.

Boy on a Dolphin

Boy on a Dolphin
6.2/10
Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

The Black Cat

The Black Cat
6.1/10
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

Captain Caution

Captain Caution
5.5/10
When her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette
6.7/10
Baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, on death row in San Quentin, tells reporters how he got there: taking care of his private-eye neighbor's office, Ronnie is asked by the irresistible Baroness Montay to find the missing Baron. There follow confusing but sinister doings in a gloomy mansion and a private sanatorium, with every plot twist a parody of thriller cliches.

And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 22/11/1944
  • Character: Doctor Merek Vance
Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to cure deafness which he tries on Emily. It doesn't work. Her sister is carrying on an affair with her fiance Jeff. Vance tries a new serum which causes Emily to faint... Will it work this time?

Joan of Paris

Joan of Paris
6.8/10
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.

Botany Bay

Botany Bay
6.1/10
Based on the story of Australia's colonization, this atmospheric drama stars Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant, an American medical student falsely convicted of robbery and sent on a torturous voyage with other prisoners to the penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.

The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid
6.3/10
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

The Big Land

The Big Land
6.3/10
Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10 a head at auction. Instead, ruthless cattle baron Brog (Anthony Caruso) has scared off all competition and offers much less.

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities
6.5/10
Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.

Cross-Country Romance

Cross-Country Romance
5.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 12/07/1940
  • Character: Mr. Williams
Chase across the country romance.

Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl
7.6/10
A West Point cadet and his bandleader brother fall for a singer in the band.

The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars
5.5/10
A prim Eastern woman heads West and ends up in the arms of a vulgar, alcoholic ranch hand.

The Goldwyn Follies

The Goldwyn Follies
5.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusicRomance
  • Release: 04/02/1938
  • Character: First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.

Those Were the Days!

Those Were the Days!
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 14/07/1940
  • Character: Keg Rearick
At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman year at college.

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