Polar Outpost (1957)
Synopsis
This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.
Release Date: 1957-01-01
Runtime: 15 minutes
Top Cast
- Don Morrow as Narrator - voice of Captain Crane (voice)
- Robert Alexander as Himself
- Richard Crane as Himself
- H.G. Ross as Himself
- Nathan Twining as Himself
- Stanley Wray as Himself
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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