Alaska Highway
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“ACTION! DANGER! WITH THE U.S. ENGINEERS ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY”
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.
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Richard Arlen
Woody Ormsby
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
Wings
Jean Parker
Ann Coswell
Known for
The Flying Deuces
The Gunfighter
Ralph Sanford
Frosty Gimble
Known for
Champion
Union Station
William Henry
Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Known for
The Thin Man
Tarzan Escapes
Joe Sawyer
Roughhouse
Known for
The Killing
Gilda
Eddie Quillan
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mutiny on the Bounty
Jack Wegman
Sergeant Swithers
Also in
Corvette K-225
Harry Shannon
John 'Pop' Ormsby
Known for
Citizen Kane
High Noon
Edward Earle
Blair Caswell
Known for
The Wind
Spite Marriage
Keith Richards
Hank Lincoln
Also in
The James Brothers of Missouri
Queen of the Amazons
Frank McDonald Director · Lewis R. Foster Screenplay Maxwell Shane Screenplay
United States release June 24, 1943 · Produced in United States · Production Paramount Pictures
Production
Pine-Thomas Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 24, 1943
Theatrical
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