Alaska (1944 film)

Alaska is a 1944 American crime adventure film directed by George Archainbaud. It stars Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, and John Carradine. The film has the alternative titles of JAck London's Alaska and Flush of Gold

Plot
Gary Corbett kills a pair of claim jumpers who did likewise to his father. He is charged with murder, but cannot be taken to Juneau to stand trial until the weather permits. Marshal John Masters keeps him in town until the prisoner can be moved.

Roxie Reagan, who sings at Tom LaRue's saloon, falls in love with Corbett, but she is trapped in a loveless marriage to John Reagan, an alcoholic has-been actor. LaRue also is in love with Roxie, and he and a local judge are suspected by Corbett of being in cahoots with the claim jumpers.

LaRue tries to frame Corbett for another murder, then sets the jail on fire. John Reagan courageously comes to Corbett's rescue, losing his own life in the process. The marshal deals with LaRue, but suddenly reveals that he is the one who has been backing the murderous claim jumpers all along. Corbett manages to get the better of Masters, then sets sail for San Francisco with his bride-to-be, Roxie.

Cast

 * Kent Taylor as Corbett
 * Margaret Lindsay as Roxie
 * John Carradine as John Reagan
 * Dean Jagger as Marshal Masters
 * Nils Asther as Thomas Leroux
 * Iris Adrian as Kitty
 * George Cleveland as Pete - Postmaster
 * Dewey Robinson as Nick
 * Lee 'Lasses' White as 	Judge Mark Bennett
 * John Rogers	Stumpy
 * Earle Hodgins as Tobin
 * Glenn Strange as	Miner

Reception
TV Guide found the movie to be a low budget throwaway in which the cast of actors was wasted.

Production
While set in Alaska, the movie was filmed in Monogram Ranch, California.