Polar Outpost

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.

Main Cast

Don Morrow

Narrator - voice of Captain Crane (voice)

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Robert Alexander

Himself

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Richard Crane

Himself

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H.G. Ross

Himself

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Nathan Twining

Himself

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Stanley Wray

Himself

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Jay Bonafield
Visual Effects	Visual Effects	Bob Abrams
Writing	Writer	Jerome Brondfield
Sound	Music Supervisor	Herman Fuchs
	Sound Recordist	Francis Woolley
Editing	Editor	Jack Davis
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