Branded

8/20/2026

It’s not so often that you see Alan Ladd play the bad guy, but he’s certainly up to no good here. His “Choya” is recruited by the manipulative “Leffingwell” (Robert Keith) to play the long lost son of the wealthy “Lavery” family. Their son was abducted over two decades ago and so dad “Richard” (Charles Bickford) has all but given up on ever seeing him again. When he arrives and declares his progeny - supported by an unique tattoo - he is welcomed by a father and sister “Ruth” (Mona Freeman) but what they don’t know is that he is really there to facilitate a robbery from this cattle-rich family. What “Choya” hadn’t factored in, though, is his gradually building affection for a family that has so enthusiastically welcomed him and so it’s after an heart-to-heart with “Ruth” that he not only v