NORTH TO ALASKA (DVD/SENSORMATIC) DVD

North to Alaska
Those familiar only with Johnny Horton's song hit North to Alaska might not be aware that the song came equipped with a movie. John Wayne and Stewart Granger star as a couple of lucky miners in Alaska Territory during the '98 gold rush. Since the Duke is the only man he can trust, Granger sends his pal to Seattle to fetch his fiance. Fabian appears in the cast (playing Granger's brother) primarily to attract teenage filmgoers; he gets to sing, of course, but he's better than usual. The film's centerpiece, an outsized brawl in the muddy streets of Nome, was repeated with several variations in Wayne's subsequent McLintock (1963). North to Alaska was based on a considerably more genteel stage play, Laszlo Fodor's Birthday Gift. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast John Wayne as Sam McCord Stewart Granger as George Pratt Ernie Kovacs as Frankie Canon Fabian as Billy Pratt Capucine as Michelle, "Angel" Mickey Shaughnessy as Peter Boggs Karl Swenson as Lars Nordquist Kathleen Freeman as Lena Nordquist John Qualen as Logger Stanley Adams as Breezy Stephen Courtleigh as Duggan Douglas Dick as Lieutenant Jerry O'Sullivan as Sergeant Ollie O'Toole as Mack Frank Faylen as Arnie Fred Graham as Ole Alan Carney as Bartender with Hat Peter Bourne as Olaf Fortune Gordien as Lumberjack

Crew Duncan Cramer - Art Director Jack Martin Smith - Art Director Josephine Earl - Choreography Bill Thomas - Costume Designer Henry Hathaway - Director Dorothy Spencer - Editor Lionel Newman - Composer (Music Score) Lionel Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision Russell Faith - Songwriter Peter de Angelis - Songwriter Robert Marcucci - Songwriter Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup Leon Shamroy - Cinematographer John Lee Mahin - Producer Henry Hathaway - Producer Walter Scott - Set Designer Stuart A. Reiss - Set Designer L.B. Abbott - Special Effects Emil Kosa, Jr. - Special Effects Martin Rackin - Screenwriter Wendell Mayes - Screenwriter John Lee Mahin - Screenwriter Claude Binyon - Screenwriter Ladislas Fodor - Play Author

North to Alaska
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD4.0: Dolby Digital w/ four discrete audio channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers & 1 mono channel for the surround DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 122 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Titles 2. Hitting It Big 3. The Bar Brawl 4. Honest Frankie Canon 5. Off to Seattle 6. Sam's Old Friend 7. A Surprise in Seattle 8. A Substitute for Jenny 9. The Loggers' Picnic 10. Angel's Hero 11. The Pole Climbing Contest 12. To a Fine Lady 13. Angel's Disappointment 14. Importing Trouble 15. Going Ashore 16. A Few Changes 17. Former Friends 18. Going With Sam 19. Back Home 20. If You Knew 21. Dinner With Angel 22. Claim Jumpers 23. Bad News 24. Dealing With Billy 25. Someone for George 26. Working Things Out 27. Sam's Girl 28. Two Jealous Guys 29. Martial Law 30. The Commissioner 31. Billy's Offer 32. Where's Boggs? 33. The Louse Hunt 34. Sing Along With Boggs 35. Mayhem in the Mud 36. A Real Gold Mine