

Alaska Highway
1943-06-24 · 66 min · ★ 6.3
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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- Directors
- Frank McDonald
- Production companies
- Pine-Thomas Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Richard ArlenWoody Ormsby
Jean ParkerAnn Coswell
Ralph SanfordFrosty Gimble
William HenrySteve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Joe SawyerRoughhouse
Eddie QuillanPompadour 'Shorty' Jones
Harry ShannonJohn 'Pop' Ormsby
Edward EarleBlair Caswell
Keith RichardsHank LincolnTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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