10 Things To Know About Alan Ladd on his 107th birthday

My pleasure, Bat.

CARPETBAGGERS is often referred to as either a 'guilty pleasure' or one of the great 'good-bad-movies.'

A huge hit when first released.

Part of the fun is picking out who are the real counterparts to the characters:

Carroll Baker = Jean Harlow

Martha Hyer = Jane Russell

Lew Ayres = Noah Dietrich

Martin Balsam = Louis B. Mayer

and so on