Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool Joan Crawford "Venus" and "Why" in 1959

"Venus" and "Why" in 1959

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Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool Joan Crawford "Venus" and "Why" in 1959Black and white candid capture of Hollywood actor Alan Ladd smiling while playing with his dog by the pool, circa 1953. Alan Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia (1946). Whispering Smith (1948) was his first Western