Alaska Lifeboat
1956, English. Directed by Herbert Morgan.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Alaska Lifeboat is streaming on TCM in India.
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- Released
- 16 November 1956
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Herbert Morgan
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Alaska Lifeboat runs 21 minutes (0h 21m).
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Alaska Lifeboat is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Alaska Lifeboat is streaming on TCM in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Alaska Lifeboat?
Alaska Lifeboat (1956) was directed by Herbert Morgan and stars Ralph Sarlan.