The Alan Ladd Collection, Volume One

Five-disc set includes: Two Years Before The Mast (1946)In the 1840s, spoiled playboy Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd) learned about the family shipping business in a way he never asked, or expected... when he was shanghaied onto one of their vessels, and subjected to the suspect mercies of a monomaniacal captain (Howard Da Silva) and a brutal first mate (William Bendix). Gripping rendition of the Richard Henry Dana novel co-stars Brian Donlevy, Barry Fitzgerald, Albert Dekker, Esther Fernández; John Farrow directs. 98 min. BW/Rtg: NR Calcutta (1946)In Calcutta, American cargo pilots Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd) and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) are informed that friend and fellow flyer Bill Cunningham is dead, having been violently strangled. As Neale and Pedro try to find the killer, Neale begins to fall for Virginia (Gail Russell), Bill's beautiful fiancée-even though he suspects she may be involved in his buddy's murder. June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore also star in this taut noirish drama. 83 min. BW/Rtg: NR Red ain (1951)Exciting western drama stars Alan Ladd as Capt. Brett Sherwood, a Confederate officer who crosses paths with prospector Lane Waldron (Arthur Kennedy) and his girlfriend Chris (Lizabeth Scott) on his way to Colorado to join Quantrill's Raiders. Was this meeting a simple twist of e or does Sherwood have a connection to a murder Waldron was nearly lynched for? With John Ireland, Jeff Corey, Jay Silverheels, and Iron Eyes Cody. 84 min. C/Rtg: NR Thunder In The East (1952)India, 1947: American arms dealer Steve Gibbs (Alan Ladd) travels to the newly independent land in the hopes he can sell weapons to the leaders of a province that's under attack from ruthless guerrillas, despite the fact that the prime minister (Charles Boyer) is determined to find a peaceful solution. Gripping drama also stars Deborah Kerr, Corinne Calvet, Cecil Kellaway. 97 min. BW/Rtg: NR 13 West Street (1962)After being brutally beaten by a gang of angry teenagers, an aerospace engineer (Alan Ladd) seeks justice while a detective (Rod Steiger) seems indifferent to his case. Still feeling threatened by the youths, he becomes determined to stop them-encountering problems with the cops and the gang's vicious leader along the way. With Dolores Dorn, Michael Callan. 79 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free