Land of White Alice

Land of White Alice

1960
27m
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Overview

Film sponsored by Western Electric (AT&T's equipment manufacturing division), the builder of the United States Air Force's White Alice Communications System in Alaska. Introduces the people and geography of the new state as well as the Western Electric radio-relay system, which links far-flung military sites, alert stations, and missile-warning facilities. Ralph Caplan praised the film's "intrinsically dramatic and highly photogenic" portrayal of communications equipment.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Knickerbocker Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

technology cold war telecommunications

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1960
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Shepperd Strudwick
Shepperd Strudwick

Self - Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Willard Van Dyke
Director
Norman Rosten
Writer