Tag: Alan Ladd

The Last Train from Madrid Blu-ray review

The Last Train from Madrid is war drama film from 1937 that is directed by James P. Hogan and starring Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres, and Gilbert Roland. The film takes place during the Spanish Civil War. The story follows several characters from different social classes that are trying to escape the horrors the Spanish Civil…


China – 1943 film Blu-ray review

China is a 1943 war drama film that was directed by John Farrow and stars Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, and William Bendix. The latter two were paired together in The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key. In this picture, the roles are different than their usual Noirish gritty characters. Ladd’s character, complete with a leather…


Western Classics I Blu-ray review

Kino Lorber once again taps in the Western genre and has assembled three films from the Universal pictures’ library in a box set. Called Western Classics 1, this set consists of a trio of Westerns from the 1940s with some legendary, big-name actors who are synonymous in the genre. The three films in this set…