Friday, September 01, 2017

The Alan Ladd Blogathon


The Alan Ladd Blogathon has begun!  Check this post all weekend for new entries -- I'll update it frequently.

Participants, please leave me a link to your entry when you've got it posted, and I'll add it to the roster here.

Thanks for joining me in celebrating Alan Ladd and his movies!

The Entries:



Alan Ladd trusts nobody but his gun and Veronica Lake
in This Gun for Hire (1942) at MaddyLovesHerClassicFilms.



Alan Ladd fights his own greed and the Japanese during WWII
in China (1943) at Hamlette's Soliloquy.



When Alan Ladd asks Bob Hope to watch his office for a few days,
Bob Hope gets in a lot of trouble
in My Favorite Brunette (1947) at Movies Meet Their Match.



Alan Ladd searches for a cure for his son's muteness and finds a home
in The Proud Rebel (1958) at Coffee, Classics, and Craziness.



First Alan Ladd tries to solve a murder with the help of a nun,
then he tries to solve a murder with the help of Veronica Lake
in a double feature of Appointment with Danger (1951)
and The Blue Dahlia (1946) at The Midnite Drive-In.



Alan Ladd saves the day against his will
in Lucky Jordan (1942) at Hamlette's Soliloquy.



Alan Ladd tries to solve everyone's problems
in The Glass Key (1942) at Crítica Retrô.



Alan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine race time to steal a treasure
in The Badlanders (1958) at Sometimes They Go to Eleven.



Alan Ladd plays famed frontiersman Jim Bowie
in The Iron Mistress (1952) at Sidewalk Crossings.



I list off all 10 of my favorite Alan Ladd films
here at Hamlette's Soliloquy.


12 comments:

  1. Yay! It's here!
    Here is my review, I really liked that movie!
    https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/09/movie-review-my-favorite-brunette-1947.html

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    1. Thanks, MovieCritic! I'll add you to the roster :-) Glad you liked it! I thought it was very fun too.

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  2. Here's my review of The Proud Rebel! :) https://classicsandcraziness.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/movie-review-the-proud-rebel/

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    1. Thanks, Eva! Adding you to the roster, and will finish reading your entry soon :-)

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  3. http://midnitedrive-in.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-ladd-and-his-gun-sequel.html

    Finally got it done. Took me two hours this morning... I need to stop procrastinating... maybe someday...

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    1. Quiggy, no worries! It's nice to have some entries on days 2 and 3 as well. Adding you to the roster!

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  4. Hello! Here it is The Glass Key:
    http://criticaretro.blogspot.com.br/2017/09/capitulou-sorrindo-glass-key-1942.html
    Kisses!
    Le

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  5. Hi,

    I probably should have left a link to this since it's been up a few days.

    The Badlanders
    http://www.gogilesgo.com/eleven/the-badlanders/

    thanks

    Giles

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  6. Okay, finally got mine done. :-D https://fencernanowrimo.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-iron-mistress-1952.html

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