Claim: Alan Ladd was a performer.

Shane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film from Paramount , noted for its landscape cinematography , editing , performances , and contributions to the genre . The picture was produced and directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A. B. Guthrie Jr. , based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Jack Schaefer . Its Oscar-winning cinematography was by Loyal Griggs . Shane stars Alan Ladd , Jean Arthur -LRB- in the last feature , and only color , film of her career -RRB- and Van Heflin , and features Brandon deWilde , Jack Palance , Emile Meyer , Elisha Cook Jr. , and Ben Johnson .   Shane was listed No. 45 in the 2007 edition of AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list , and No. 3 on AFI 's 10 Top 10 in the ` Western ' category .