Alaska Highway

Jun 24, 1943

1h 6m

★ 5.0

ACTION! DANGER! WITH THE U.S. ENGINEERS ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY

Overview

Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada. The elder of his two sons, Woody Ormsby, decides he had rather fight with bullets than bulldozers but is assigned by the Army to work on the project. Woody and his younger brother Steve are both rivals for the affection of Ann Coswell, the daughter of road engineer Blair Caswell.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pine-Thomas Productions

Paramount Pictures

Alaska Highway Trailers

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Cast

Woody Ormsby

Richard Arlen

Ann Coswell

Jean Parker

Frosty Gimble

Ralph Sanford

Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)

William Henry

Roughhouse

Joe Sawyer

Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones

Eddie Quillan

Sergeant Swithers

Jack Wegman

John 'Pop' Ormsby

Harry Shannon

Blair Caswell

Edward Earle

Hank Lincoln

Keith Richards

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