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63% Critic Match
Alaska Highway
“ACTION! DANGER! WITH THE U.S. ENGINEERS ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY”
6.3 / 10• 1943• 1h 6m•NR• English
Drama
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 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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Arlen
Woody Ormsby
Lead
Jean Parker
Ann Coswell
Ralph Sanford
Frosty Gimble
William Henry
Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Joe Sawyer
Roughhouse
Eddie Quillan
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
JW
Jack Wegman
Sergeant Swithers
Harry Shannon
John 'Pop' Ormsby
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank McDonald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Alaska Highway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
