North to Alaska

North to Alaska
North to Alaska
	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
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 10, 1960;
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.^[7]

The film featured Johnny Horton's song "North to Alaska", sung during the opening titles, setting up an introduction to the story.

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