Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild (1935)

An Epic Novel . . . An Epic Picture !

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.

Date of release
1935-08-09
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Adventure, Western
Director
William A. Wellman

Casting

  • Clark Gable — Jack Thornton
  • Loretta Young — Claire Blake
  • Jack Oakie — 'Shorty' Hoolihan
  • Reginald Owen — Mr. Smith
  • Frank Conroy — John Blake
  • Katherine DeMille — Marie
  • Sidney Toler — Joe Groggins
  • James Burke — Ole
  • Lalo Encinas — Kali
  • Thomas E. Jackson — 'Tex' Rickard
  • Russ Powell — Bartender
  • Herman Bing — Sam

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