Alaska Passage Explained

Alaska Passage
Director:	Edward Bernds
Producer:	Bernard Glasser
Starring:	Bill Williams Naura Hayden Lyn Thomas
Music:	Alex Alexander
Cinematography:	William P. Whitley
Editing:	Richard C. Meyer
Studio:	Associated Producers Inc
Distributor:	20th Century-Fox
Released:	^[1]
Runtime:	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

Notes and References

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