''Alaska Passage'' is a 1959 American

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Edward Bernds Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905May 20, 2000) was an American screenwriter and director, born in Chicago, Illinois. Career While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio clique and obtained amateur li ...

and starring Bill Williams and Naura Hayden. It was the first film from

Associated Producers Incorporated Robert Lenard Lippert (March 31, 1909 – November 16, 1976) was an American film producer and cinema chain owner. He was president and chief operating officer of Lippert Theatres, Affiliated Theatres and Transcontinental Theatres, all based in ...

to go into general release.

Plot

Al manages a company in a small town from which trucks make regular runs to Fairbanks.

Cast

* Bill Williams as Al Graham * Naura Hayden as Tina Boyd (as Nora Hayden) *

Lyn Thomas Lyn Thomas (born Jacqueline Thomas; 1929–2004) was an American stage, television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television s ...

as Janet Mason *

Leslie Bradley Leslie Ernest Bradley (1 September 1907 – 20 July 1974) was an English actor. He died in Desert Hot Springs, California. Filmography * '' The Way of Youth'' (1934) as Lieut. Burton (film debut) * ''Play Up the Band'' (1935) as Jack Heck ...

as Gerard Mason *

Nick Dennis Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece. Biography The supporting actor, who began in films in 1947, was known for playing ethnic types (usually Greek) in films such as ''Kis ...

as Pete Harris *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

as Prospector Hank * Fred Sherman as Radabaugh *

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as Mac Killop (as Court Sheppard) * Gregg Martell as McCormick *

Jess Kirkpatrick Jesse Bertram Kirkpatrick (October 2, 1897 – August 9, 1976) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Kirkpatrick was born in Champaign County, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, where he played as a halfb ...

as Barney * Jorie Wyler as Claudette * Tommy Cook as Hubie *

Gene Roth Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth (January 8, 1903 – July 19, 1976), known professionally as Gene Stutenroth or Gene Roth, was an American film actor and former theater manager. He appeared in more than 250 films over three decades. Early ...

* Al Baffert *

Ralph Sanford Ralph Dayton Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films and in at least 200 episodes on television between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently ...

as Anderson

Production

''Alaska Passage'' was the first film made by Associated Producers Incorporated (API), which had a deal with Fox to make one film a month for a year. It was also known as ''Alaska Highway''.

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* * * 1959 drama films 1959 films 20th Century Fox films American drama films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Edward Bernds 1950s American films English-language drama films {{1950s-US-drama-film-stub

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