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Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress.Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch (1942).
Alan Walbridge Ladd [2] (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) 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).
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd.It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene (published in the United States with the same title as the film).
The DVD case for the 1942 film "This Gun for Hire" starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd “But it was her pairing with an equally diminutive co-star that, along with the cascading hair, created ...
Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in The Glass Key. The Glass Key is a 1942 American film noir based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett.The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (who plays the actual lead despite being billed third).
Saigon is a 1948 American crime film directed by Leslie Fenton starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, in their fourth and final film together. [3] It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was one of the last films Veronica Lake made under her contract with the studio.
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler [3] [4] directed by George Marshall and starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix. [5] It was Chandler's first original screenplay.
Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was based upon the 1931 suspense novel The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett, The film was remade in 1942, with Alan Ladd in Raft's role, Brian Donlevy and Veronica Lake in the roles previously played by Arnold and Dodd, and William Bendix in Guinn Williams' part.