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Alaska Highway (1943)

66 min  -  Drama  -   24 June 1943 (USA)
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Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada... See full summary »

Director:

Frank McDonald
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Alaska Highway -- Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada...
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Cast

Cast overview:
Richard Arlen ...
Woody Ormsby
Jean Parker ...
Ann Coswell
Ralph Sanford Ralph Sanford ...
Frosty Gimble
William Henry William Henry ...
Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
Roughhouse
Eddie Quillan Eddie Quillan ...
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
Jack Wegman Jack Wegman ...
Sergeant Swithers
Harry Shannon Harry Shannon ...
John 'Pop' Ormsby
Edward Earle Edward Earle ...
Blair Caswell
Keith Richards Keith Richards ...
Hank Lincoln
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Storyline

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 Ormseby, 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 Caswell, the daughter of Road Engineer Blair Caswell. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Bullets vs. Bulldozers... On The Road That Stopped The Japs! See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Pine-Thomas Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording) | Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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"Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech"
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