North to Alaska
| North to Alaska | |
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1960 movie poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Written by | John Lee Mahin Martin Rackin Claude Binyon Wendell Mayes (uncredited) Ben Hecht (uncredited) |
| Based on | Birthday Gift 1939 play by Ladislas Fodor from an idea by John Kafka |
| Produced by | Henry Hathaway John Lee Mahin (uncredited) Charles Feldman (uncredited) |
| Starring | John Wayne Stewart Granger Capucine Ernie Kovacs Fabian |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Music by | Lionel Newman |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.8 million |
| Box office | $5 million (US/ Canada rentals) 1,994,920 admissions (France) |
North to Alaska is a 1960 American comedy Western/Northern film directed by Henry Hathaway and John Wayne (uncredited). The picture stars Wayne along with Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, and Capucine. The script is based on the 1939 play Birthday Gift by Ladislas Fodor and is set during the Nome gold rush.
The film featured Johnny Horton's song "North to Alaska", sung during the opening titles, setting up an introduction to the story.