Drama · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 6m

Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway poster
Director
Frank McDonald
Cast
Richard Arlen as Woody Ormsby Jean Parker as Ann Coswell Ralph Sanford as Frosty Gimble William Henry as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry) Joe Sawyer as Roughhouse Eddie Quillan as Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
Crew
Lewis R. Foster — Screenplay Maxwell Shane — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
highwayalaskaconstructionroad construction
Key Collaborators
Frank McDonald Director Lewis R. Foster Screenplay Maxwell Shane Screenplay
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