Poster for Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway (1943)

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

  • Drama

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.

Rating
6.3 / 10 (3 votes)
Release date
June 24, 1943
Runtime
1h 06m
Language
English
Director
Frank McDonald
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Richard ArlenWoody Ormsby
  • Jean ParkerAnn Coswell
  • Ralph SanfordFrosty Gimble
  • William HenrySteve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
  • Joe SawyerRoughhouse
  • Eddie QuillanPompadour 'Shorty' Jones
  • Jack WegmanSergeant Swithers
  • Harry ShannonJohn 'Pop' Ormsby
  • Edward EarleBlair Caswell
  • Keith RichardsHank Lincoln

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