Alan Ladd, who was #BornThisDay in 1913, was a remarkable radio actor; that's where he got his start. This episode of the excellent @StarsOnSuspense podcast includes a great Ladd performance in "A Killing in Abilene." starsonsuspense.libsyn.com/episode-15-ala… 
Aside: I get tired of seeing Alan Ladd defined by his height. By most accounts he was only an inch shorter than John Garfield, Gene Kelly, or Al Pacino. It's like this lunchroom bullying that never stops even though Ladd's been dead since 1964. (still: CHINA, dir. John Farrow)
Anyway, Ladd was one of the biggest stars of the 1940s; he profoundly influenced film noir and what a screen gangster looked like. if you want to see just how good Alan Ladd could be as an actor, I recommend THE PROUD REBEL (1958, Michael Curtiz).
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