
The World in His Arms(1952)
A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.


“Wind: 150 Miles an Hour! Temperature: 90° Below Zero!”
A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island of ice in Alaska.
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Dale Robertson
Lee Gannon

Evelyn Keyes
Virgie Rayne

Frank Lovejoy
Brad Cantrell

Nancy Gates
Mary Ross

Paul Fix
Maj. George French

Robert Arthur
Skippy McGuire

Peter Hansen
Cochrane

Nick Dennis
Cappi

Russ Conway
Nelson

William Schallert
Harding
Top of the World is a adventure film released in 1955 exploring themes of cold war, alaska, jet pilot. Directed by Lewis R. Foster, it stars Dale Robertson, Evelyn Keyes, Frank Lovejoy. A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island of ice in Alaska.
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