''The Great Alaskan Mystery'' is a 1944

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about government agents trying to stop

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spies from getting their hands on futuristic weapons.

Plot

James 'Jim' Hudson, an adventurer and accompanied by allies, goes after Nazi agents who have a new death ray called the ''Paratron''...

Cast

Milburn Stone Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr. Galen Adams) on the CBS Western series '' Gunsmoke''. Early life Stone was born in Burrton, Kansas, to Herbert Stone and the for ...

as Jim Hudson *

Marjorie Weaver Marjorie Weaver (March 2, 1913 – October 1, 1994) was an American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s. Early life, entrance into acting Weaver was born in Crossville, Tennessee to John Thomas Weaver and his wife, Ellen (née Mar ...

as Ruth Miller *

Edgar Kennedy Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to por ...

as Bosun Higgins *

Samuel S. Hinds Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) was an American actor and former lawyer. He was often cast as kindly authority figures and appeared in more than 200 films until his death. Early years Hinds was born in Brooklyn, New Y ...

as Herman Brock *

Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck (born Nicolaie Yoshkin, March 24, 1904 – January 15, 1994) was a German film actor. Like many other German actors, he fled when the Nazis came to power. Inspired by his deep hatred of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, Kosleck made ...

as Dr Hauss * Ralph Morgan as Dr Miller *

Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''Union Paci ...

as Bill Hudson *

Fuzzy Knight John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (May 9, 1901 – February 23, 1976) was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy h ...

as "Grit" Hartman *

Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ...

as Captain Greeder *

Anthony Warde Anthony Warde (born Benjamin Schwartz; January 1, 1909 – January 8, 1975) was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964. Early years Born as Benjamin Schwartz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on New Year' ...

as Brandon

Critical reception

The author of a book on movie serials, William C. Cline, considers this to be a mediocre serial but possessing a good cast and all the necessary "ingredients" of a good serial.

Chapter titles

# Shipwrecked Among Icebergs ''(18 min 03s)'' # Thundering Doom ''(18 min 56s)'' # Battle in the Clouds ''(17 min 02s)'' # Masked Murder ''(17 min 32s)'' # The Bridge of Disaster ''(17 min 46s)'' # Shattering Doom ''(16 min 34s)'' # Crashing Timbers ''(15 min 35s)'' # In a Flaming Plane ''(17 min 24s)'' # Hurtling Through Space ''(17 min 19s)'' # Tricked by a Booby Trap ''(17 min 04s)'' # The Tunnel of Terror ''(16 min 37s)'' # Electrocuted ''(17 min 42s)'' # The Boomerang ''(16 min 34s)'' _Source:

References

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(several formats available) * * * * * * * * * * * * 1944 films American World War II films World War II films made in wartime American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Lewis D. Collins Films directed by Ray Taylor 1944 adventure films American adventure films Films about Nazis Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton {{adventure-film-stub