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Call of the Wild ()

The Call of the Wild (original title)
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During the Klondike Gold Rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a jilted married woman.
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Jack Thornton
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Claire Blake
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'Shorty' Hoolihan
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Mr. Smith
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John Blake
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Marie
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Joe Groggins
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Ole
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Francois
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Kali
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'Tex' Rickard (as Tommy Jackson)
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Bartender
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Sam
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Mounted Policeman (as George McQuarrie)
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Buck
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Fourth Poker Player (uncredited)
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Dawson Townsman (uncredited)
William Arnold ...
First Faro Player (uncredited)
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Second Miner in Dawson (uncredited)
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Man Outside Hospital (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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First Miner in Dawson (uncredited)
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Jim, Man on Stage with Show Girls (uncredited)
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Sourdough on Street (uncredited)
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Dawson Townswoman (uncredited)
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Native Woman (uncredited)
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Chinese Man in Alley (uncredited)
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Ike (uncredited)
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Show Girl (uncredited)
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Dandy on Street (uncredited)
Sam Godfrey ...
Faro Dealer (uncredited)
Sid Grauman ...
Second Poker Player (uncredited)
Duke Green ...
Frank (uncredited)
Jack Grey ...
Dawson Townsman (uncredited)
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Pete, the Drunk (uncredited)
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Third Miner in Dawson (uncredited)
Perry Ivins ...
Second Faro Player (uncredited)
Kay Johnson ...
Show Girl (uncredited)
Harriet King ...
Show Girl (uncredited)
Peggy Langton ...
Show Girl (uncredited)
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Dawson Townsman (uncredited)
Loo Loy ...
Chinese Man in Alley (uncredited)
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Dawson Townswoman (uncredited)
Cecile Marcel ...
Show Girl (uncredited)
Mia Marvin ...
Stage Heroine (uncredited)
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Pimp in Mary's Room (uncredited)
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Spectator (uncredited)
Larry McGrath ...
Man Outside Hospital (uncredited)
Carol Mercer ...
Show Girl (uncredited)
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Dawson Townsman (uncredited)
Hazel Mills ...
Dawson Townswoman (uncredited)
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Bartender in Dawson (uncredited)
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Stage Heavy (uncredited)
Edward Oberg ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Dawson Townsman (uncredited)
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Stage Manager (uncredited)
Loretta Rush ...
Dawson Townswoman (uncredited)
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Piccolo Player (uncredited)
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Show Girl (uncredited)
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Third Poker Player (uncredited)
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Man Outside Hospital (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle ...
Show Girl (uncredited)
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Hilda (uncredited)
Frank Whitson ...
Fifth Poker Player (uncredited)
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Show Girl (uncredited)
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Soapy Smith (uncredited)

Directed by

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William A. Wellman ... (as William Wellman)

Written by

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Jack London ... (story)
 
Gene Fowler ... (screenplay) and
Leonard Praskins ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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William Goetz ... associate producer
Raymond Griffith ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Charles Rosher ... (photography)

Editing by

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Hanson T. Fritch ... (as Hanson Fritch)

Casting By

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Robert Webb ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Richard Day
Alexander Golitzen

Costume Design by

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Omar Kiam

Makeup Department

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Lucille D'Antoine ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Charles Garman ... set makeup artist (uncredited)
Guy Pearce ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ed Ebele ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Martin Zahn ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Dolph Zimmer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Julia Heron ... set dresser (uncredited)
Robert Lander ... props (uncredited)
Arthur M. Levy ... assistant designer (uncredited)
V.L. McFadden ... construction (uncredited)
Gösta Åberg ... poster artist: Sweden (uncredited)
Moje Åslund ... poster artist: Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
Jack Noyes ... sound

Stunts

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Chick Collins ... stunts (uncredited)
Duke Green ... stunt double: Jack Oakie (uncredited)
Hazel Mills ... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Kenneth Alexander ... still photographer (uncredited)
Ray Binger ... process photographer (uncredited)
Roy Clark ... second camera operator (uncredited)
James Potevin ... gaffer (uncredited)
Carl Wester ... camera operator (uncredited)
Fred Williams ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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William Bridgehouse ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Nina Byron ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Mickey Meyers ... set wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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Orville Stewart ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Alfred Newman ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Bobs Hoagland ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Joseph M. Schenck ... presenter
Lowell Henderson ... stand-in: Jack Oakie (uncredited)
Frank Hotaling ... stand-in: Clark Gable (uncredited)
Jessie Kenyon ... stand-in: Loretta Young (uncredited)
Edward P. Lambert ... research director (uncredited)
Carl Spitz ... dog owner and trainer: "Buck" (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Written by Dale O'Connor

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Also Known As
  • Call of the Wild (United States)
  • Call of the Wild (Canada, English title)
  • Call of the Wild (United Kingdom)
  • L'appel de la forêt (France)
  • Goldfieber (Germany)
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  • 95 min
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Trivia Like many films of the era, this production was originally slated to film in the Southern Sierra Nevada near Sonora. In fact, production had already begun when a warm front melted the snow and forced a hasty and expensive move to Washington state. See more »
Goofs Why call this a goof? It's just a funny way of saying he'd knife someone. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Only the Lonely (1991). See more »
Quotes Jack Thornton: Me? I'll take bourbon. It kills you slower, but a lot more pleasant like.
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