The Girl from Alaska

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The Girl from Alaska

"QUEST FOR GOLD! Men turned killers by the lure of gold..."

1942

1h 15m

8.0(2 votes)

Western

Overview

A would-be prospector becomes involved in a plot to deceive an old prospector of his cache, but falls in love with his daughter instead.

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9 featured cast members

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Ray Middleton

Steve Bentley

Jean Parker

Mary 'Pete' McCoy

Jerome Cowan

Ravenhill

Robert Barrat

Frayne

Mala

Charley

Francis McDonald

Pelly

Raymond Hatton

Shorty

Milton Parsons

Sanderson

Nestor Paiva

Geroux

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Directed by: Nick Grindé
Written by: Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Robert Ormond Case

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