Jaguar Productions was a short-lived production company established by actor Alan Ladd in the 1953. It produced several movies, most of them starring Ladd. The majority of the films were distributed through Warner Bros.. "The principal difficulty, whether you take a salary from a studio or are in business for yourself, is finding the right story," said Ladd. "Once the story is set, the rest of the operation follows a pattern, so you may as well own a piece of the negative - even if you have to beg, borrow or steal to get your hands on it."