I have seen the four films which star Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake

All four have now been issued on Blu-ray since Saigon was released this year. The films are:

This Gun for Hire (1942) is based on a Graham Greene novel.

The Glass Key (1942) is based on a Dashiell Hammett novel

The Blue Dahlia (1946) has a script by Raymond Chandler

Saigon (1948)

They are all worth seeing. I would classify them all as crime films with This Gun for Hire as the best and Saigon (with a very unfocused plot) as the weakest.

This Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, and The Blue Dahlia are currently on DVD as part of a collection: Film Noir 10-Movie Spotlight Collection

The first three are on Blu-ray from Shout Factory; Saigon is on Blu-ray ffrom Kino Lorber

I just watched China (1943) which stars Ladd and Loretta Young. It’s worth seeing.

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