Alaska Passage

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Alaska Passage
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Directed by Edward Bernds
Written byEdward Bernds
Produced byBernard Glasser
Starring Bill Williams
Naura Hayden
Lyn Thomas
CinematographyWilliam P. Whitley
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music byAlex Alexander
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • February 11, 1959 (1959-02-11)
[1]
Running time
71 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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Plot

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

Cast

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]

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