Call of the Wild (1935)
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.

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Cast

Clark Gable Clark Gable As: Jack Thornton
Loretta Young Loretta Young As: Claire Blake
Jack Oakie Jack Oakie As: 'Shorty' Hoolihan
Reginald Owen Reginald Owen As: Mr. Smith
Frank Conroy Frank Conroy As: John Blake
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: An Epic Novel . . . An Epic Picture !
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 09 August 1935

Country: US

Runtime: 91m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Pictures

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Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Jack Thornton

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Claire Blake

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

'Shorty' Hoolihan

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Mr. Smith

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

John Blake

Katherine DeMille

Katherine DeMille

Marie

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Joe Groggins

James Burke

James Burke

Ole

Lalo Encinas

Lalo Encinas

Kali

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

'Tex' Rickard

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Bartender

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Sam

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrie

Mounted Policeman

Buck

Buck

Buck

Leon Beaumon

Leon Beaumon

Man Outside Hospital (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

First Miner in Dawson (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Dandy on Street (uncredited)

Kay Johnson

Kay Johnson

Show Girl (uncredited)

Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Show Girl (uncredited)

Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Soapy Smith (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

Francois

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Omar Kiam

Omar Kiam

Costume Design

Sound

Roger Heman Sr.

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound Engineer

Jack Noyes

Jack Noyes

Sound Engineer

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Charles Rosher

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Roy Clark

Roy Clark

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alexander Golitzen

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

Richard Day

Richard Day

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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