Alcan Road (1943)

Full title reads: “ALCAN ROAD“. Canada. Close up shot of a map showing the route which the Alaskan Highway takes across Canada. Various shots of the convoys of supplies moving along the highway into Canada through the Alaskan mountains. At stopping places they meet trappers and go through early Canadian towns. At one of the stopping places the convoy drivers play around with a grizzly bear who is quite playful. Convoy continues, they move through the old town called Whitehorse. (Mute & Track Negs.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-19