The "Little-Bitty Pretty One", Alan Ladd Became a Sudden Star with "This Gun for Hire" (1942).
A Bona-Fide Hard Boiled, Excellent Film-Noir.
In His Long Career, Ladd Only made a Few other Excellent Movies.
"The Glass Key" (1942), "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), and "Shane" (1953) among His Best.
His Small Stature (5'6") and a Frail, Boyish Appearance Limited His Roles.
His Acting "Style" of Swallowed Lines and Stone Face was also somewhat of a Set-Back.
But He was a Big Movie Star and Very Popular.
This Film is a Throw-a-Way War Time, Comedy Thriller, that has some Good Sarcasm and is an OK if Unmemorable Effort from All Involved.
It can be Fun for Ladd Fans and a Peek at Hollywood at War.
One Quotable Line...
Lucky Jordan: 'Til I ran up against you, Nazi was just a word in the newspaper to me. Now it's another way to spell cockroach.
Film Debut for Nancy Walker with a Show-Stopper where She Distracts a Nazi by Raising Her Skirt Higher and Higher.
Worth a Watch with Limited Expectations.
A Bona-Fide Hard Boiled, Excellent Film-Noir.
In His Long Career, Ladd Only made a Few other Excellent Movies.
"The Glass Key" (1942), "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), and "Shane" (1953) among His Best.
His Small Stature (5'6") and a Frail, Boyish Appearance Limited His Roles.
His Acting "Style" of Swallowed Lines and Stone Face was also somewhat of a Set-Back.
But He was a Big Movie Star and Very Popular.
This Film is a Throw-a-Way War Time, Comedy Thriller, that has some Good Sarcasm and is an OK if Unmemorable Effort from All Involved.
It can be Fun for Ladd Fans and a Peek at Hollywood at War.
One Quotable Line...
Lucky Jordan: 'Til I ran up against you, Nazi was just a word in the newspaper to me. Now it's another way to spell cockroach.
Film Debut for Nancy Walker with a Show-Stopper where She Distracts a Nazi by Raising Her Skirt Higher and Higher.
Worth a Watch with Limited Expectations.