Five hours of silent Alaska railroad drama. Yes, really. No, I'm not OK.
Story of Western life. The action centers about a fight to put through a single track from a mine in Alaska to the coast. If not completed within certain time heroine loses title to property. Young engineer aids in successful fight.
Practical Effects
Actual Alaska locations shot in brutal conditions—no safety nets, no fakes.
Production
300-minute runtime that dares you to finish it.
Director
Robert Ensminger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Most prints were destroyed; surviving versions are reconstructed from fragments found in Czech archives.
Released during the Alaska Railroad's actual construction, this was basically federally-funded influencer content.
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