Movie: Alaska Highway

Top 10 Billed Cast

Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen

Woody Ormsby

Jean Parker
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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    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.

  • Release Date

    1943-06-24

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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