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  1. Monday's Letters: Grab for riches hurts the public goodRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | St. Petersburg Times

    ... hear no public outcry and read no newspaper headlines calling for more or stricter car laws. In the film Shane , Alan Ladd said, "A gun is a tool ... no better or no worse than any other tool when used properly." The same can be said for automobiles ...

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    Related Topix: Guns, US News, Opinion

  2. Vicious Gang Attack Sends New Jersey 8th Grader to Hospital, Shocks Middle SchoolRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Free Republic

    ... 12/23/2009 11:20:56 AM PST by kickstart ("A gun is a tool. It is only as good or as bad as the man who uses it" . Alan Ladd in 'Shane') To: kickstart It's not a "hate" crime. Victim was white. I'm sure the other students are going to claim that the ...

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    Related Topix: Englewood, NJ

  3. The Costumes of Edith Head: This Gun for Hire+To Each His Own+The HeiressRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 20 | Media Log

    ... series that shows off the great Hollywood designer in some great movies. It starts up today with Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd in This Gun For Hire (1942), Olivia de Havilland giving her first Best Actress Oscar performance in To Each His Own (1946), ...

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    Related Topix: Film Noir, Crime Movies, Thriller, This Gun for Hire, Drama Movies, To Each His Own, The Heiress, Olivia de Havilland

  4. Monday at the TropicRead the original story

    Nov 30, 2009 | WKEZ

    ... The cast is first-rate, with Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney Jr. as the bad guys, Dorothy Lamour as the babe, and Alan Ladd and Bing Crosby making small but hilarious appearances. So make plans to join us Monday, November 30, at 7:15 p.m. Your host, ...

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    Related Topix: Bob Hope, Oldies, Dorothy Lamour

  5. Where Shane goes for dry powderRead the original story

    Nov 29, 2009 | Philly.com

    ... do before your ski trip to northwest Wyoming is rent Shane . The classic 1953 Western was filmed in Jackson Hole. Alan Ladd rides tall in the saddle, and Grand Teton National Park provides the spectacularly craggy backdrop. Do not assume, though, ...

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    Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports, Travel

  6. Trails less taken: Not far from busy Jackson Hole lie pristine ski runs that feel worlds awayRead the original story

    Nov 22, 2009 | Miami.com

    The first thing to do before your ski trip to northwest Wyoming is rent Shane. The classic 1953 Western was filmed in Jackson Hole. Alan Ladd rides high in the saddle, and Grand Teton National Park provides the spectacularly craggy backdrop.

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    Related Topix: Shane, Western, Drama Movies, Travel

  7. Golf: Oake complete summer knock outsRead the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | This is The West Country

    ... Sam Wadham claimed victory with 36 points followed by David White 35, Nathan Beesley 35, David Gibson 34 and Alan Ladd 32. Fourteen players competed for the Midweek medal last Wednesday. Brian Ahern, with a nett 67 took the Medal, from Roy Mitchell ...

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  8. Golf: Oake complete summer knock outsRead the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | Somerset County Gazette

    ... Sam Wadham claimed victory with 36 points followed by David White 35, Nathan Beesley 35, David Gibson 34 and Alan Ladd 32. Fourteen players competed for the Midweek medal last Wednesday. Brian Ahern, with a nett 67 took the Medal, from Roy Mitchell ...

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  9. Marriage stands the test of timeRead the original story

    Oct 18, 2009 | Amarillo.com

    ... it, Sharon was yakking up a storm and then put her knee on the back of Darryl's seat. Darryl just wanted to watch Alan Ladd on the big screen. He was too naive to realize she was flirting. "That skirt was wreaking havoc with my Elvis Presley ...

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Shane, Western, Drama Movies, West, TX

  10. John Wayne Co-Star Pamela Blake Dies October 6, 2009Read the original story w/Photo

    Oct 6, 2009 | Entertainment Insiders

    ... had roles in "Chick Carter, Detective" and "Ghost of Zorro." She played Annie in "This Gun For Hire" which starred Alan Ladd and Veroncia Lake. In "Maisie Gets Her Man" she appeared with Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. By the early 1950s, Pamela Blake ...

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    Related Topix: Film Noir, Thriller, This Gun for Hire, Crime Movies, John Wayne, Entertainment, Drama, Television

  11. Even without Star Wars, this Ladd's having a good runRead the original story

    Oct 6, 2009 | Canada.com

    It was more than 30 years ago. A hotshot young filmmaker was pitching producer/studio boss Alan Ladd Jr.

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    Related Topix: Opinion

  12. Last fan standingRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 2, 2009 | BBC Sports

    ... the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Whistle Down the Wind even has the original buckskin outfit worn by actor Alan Ladd who played the lead role hanging on the wall. Shane is a classic and timeless tale of good versus evil - of the small ...

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  13. Last fan standingRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 2, 2009 | BBC News

    ... the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Whistle Down the Wind even has the original buckskin outfit worn by actor Alan Ladd who played the lead role hanging on the wall. Shane is a classic and timeless tale of good versus evil - of the small ...

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  14. The Blue Dahlia

    Sep 29, 2009 | The Village Voice

    Dir. George Marshall . This postwar noir, based on an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler , stars Alan Ladd as a war veteran who returns home and finds his wife unfaithful-and murdered-and he's accused of the crime.

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  15. Coming up shortRead the original story

    Sep 12, 2009 | The Age

    ... his diminutive stature. But why does he bother? Stuart Jeffries reports on the history of short-man syndrome. WHEN Alan Ladd starred in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin , Sophia Loren had to walk in a trench alongside him so filmgoers couldn't tell ...

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    Related Topix: Nicolas Sarkozy, Sophia Loren

  16. Coming on shortRead the original story

    Sep 12, 2009 | The Age

    ... his diminutive stature. But why does he bother? Stuart Jeffries reports on the history of short-man syndrome. WHEN Alan Ladd starred in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin , Sophia Loren had to walk in a trench alongside him so filmgoers couldn't tell ...

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    Related Topix: Nicolas Sarkozy, Sophia Loren

  17. Does Nicolas Sarkozy Have Short-man Syndrome?Read the original story

    Sep 7, 2009 | Buzzle.com

    Why does President Sarkozy go to such ridiculous lengths to disguise his true height, asks Stuart Jeffries When Alan Ladd starred in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin, Sophia Loren had to walk in a trench alongside him so film goers couldn't tell she was taller than him.

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    Related Topix: Nicolas Sarkozy, Sophia Loren

  18. Classic film draws 250 to GeneseeRead the original story

    Sep 1, 2009 | News Sun

    ... that you might not get with (high-definition DVD)." The classic film series continues Friday at 7 p.m. with Alan Ladd and Jack Palance in "Shane" (1953), and the following weekend with "Grease" (1978) at two different showtimes -- Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. ...

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    Related Topix: Shane, Western, Drama Movies

  19. Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy No 1Read the original story

    Aug 8, 2009 | UTV

    Jacques Mesrine, once France's most notorious criminal, is brought vividly and violently to life in a brace of engrossing films, says Philip French Sunday, 09 August 2009 Richard Maibaum, now best known for scripting the best James Bond movies, ran into censorship problems in 1949 when adapting The Great Gatsby for Alan Ladd.

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    Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Public Enemies

  20. You don't want to be in my gang

    Aug 8, 2009 | Guardian Unlimited

    Jacques Mesrine, once France's most notorious criminal, is brought vividly and violently to life in a brace of engrossing films Richard Maibaum, now best known for scripting the best James Bond movies, ran into censorship problems in 1949 when adapting The Great Gatsby for Alan Ladd.

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    Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Public Enemies