Polar Outpost (1957)

Polar Outpost

1957

Documentary

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.

Credits

Cast

Don Morrow as Narrator - voice of Captain Crane (voice)

H.G. Ross as Himself

Nathan Twining as Himself

Richard Crane as Himself

Robert Alexander as Himself

Stanley Wray as Himself

Crew

Jack Davis (Editor)

Herman Fuchs (Music Supervisor)

Jay Bonafield (Producer)