A family relies on a gunfighter to help defend against bad men who'd take their land in "Shane." Starring Brandon de Wilde, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, and Alan Ladd in the title role. (Paramount ...

Ralph McLean's Cult Movie: Shane more than just a classic Western . Expand. Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur – this was her last role before she retired early from acting . By Ralph McLean.

Released in 1953, “Shane” is considered one of the seminal westerns of the 20th century. It stars Alan Ladd as the enigmatic gunman; Brandon De Wilde as the impressionable Joey; Jean Arthur ...

Later, when the movie went over schedule, nervous Paramount executives warned Stevens that no Alan Ladd movie had ever taken in more than $2.6 million. “But,” says Stevens Jr., “they didn ...

“Shane,” the cherished Western with Alan Ladd in the title role, premiered 50 years ago this week and still holds a special place in many film buffs’ hearts.

Jack Palance. And, of course, Alan Ladd. "He was a little guy," Dad noted, referring to Ladd. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Dad and I have watched "Shane" many times. (I have the ...

Zacarías seeks to correct the omission in her rewrite of Shane, Jack Schaefer’s 1949 novel that was turned into a hit, Academy Award-nominated Western starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Van ...

Alan Ladd stars as the title character in director George Stevens' Oscar-winning Western 'Shane.' Alan Ladd's iconic turn as a buckskin-wearing stranger in the Oscar-winning 1953 Western "Shane ...