Overview

This "Theater of Life" series short focuses on a medical services ship that stops in the native village of Haines, Alaska. The natives are depicted as superstitious of modern medicine. In the end, however, youngster Ralph Sarlan (the only person identified by the narrator) is taken by airplane to get corrective surgery on his deformed foot.

Cast

Ralph Sarlan

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What is "Alaska Lifeboat" about?

This "Theater of Life" series short focuses on a medical services ship that stops in the native village of Haines, Alaska. The natives are depicted as superstitious of modern medicine. In the end, however, youngster Ralph Sarlan (the only person identified by the narrator) is taken by airplane to get corrective surgery on his deformed foot.

When was "Alaska Lifeboat" released?

Alaska Lifeboat was released in 1956.

Who stars in "Alaska Lifeboat"?

The cast includes Ralph Sarlan.