Alaska Passage

Alaska Passage
Directed by	Edward Bernds
Written by	Edward Bernds
Produced by	Bernard Glasser
Starring	Bill Williams Naura Hayden Lyn Thomas
Cinematography	William P. Whitley
Edited by	Richard C. Meyer
Music by	Alex Alexander
Production company	Associated Producers Inc
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	February 11, 1959 (1959-02-11) [1]
Running time	71 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Alaska Passage is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Bill Williams and Naura Hayden.[2] It was the first film from Associated Producers Inc to go into general release.[3]

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 as Janet Mason
• Leslie Bradley as Gerard Mason
• Nick Dennis as Pete Harris
• Raymond Hatton as Prospector Hank
• Fred Sherman as Radabaugh
• Court Shepard as Mac Killop (as Court Sheppard)
• Gregg Martell as McCormick
• Jess Kirkpatrick as Barney
• Jorie Wyler as Claudette
• Tommy Cook as Hubie
• Gene Roth
• Al Baffert
• Ralph Sanford as Anderson

Production

Alaska Passage was the first film made by Associated Producers, who had a deal with Fox to make one film a year. It was also known as Alaska Highway.[4]

See also

• List of American films of 1959

References

1. "ROXY SCHEDULES 3 NEW PICTURES". New York Times. May 13, 1959. ProQuest 114789076.
2. "ALASKA PASSAGE". Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300). London: 30. 1 January 1959. ProQuest 1305819311.
3. "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Dec 31, 1958. ProQuest 167377258.
4. "12 MOVIES ADDED TO FOX SCHEDULE". New York Times. Oct 8, 1958. ProQuest 114531347.

External links

• Alaska Passage at IMDb
• Alaska Passage at the TCM Movie Database
• Alaska Passage at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films