Clark Gable
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Call of the Wild is a 1935 American adventure western film an adaptation of Jack London 's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild. The film is directed by William A. Wellman, and stars Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack Oakie. The screenplay is by Gene Fowler and Leonard Praskins.
- August 9, 1935
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Call of the Wild: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Reginald Owen. 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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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- William A. Wellman
- 1935-08-09
Brief Synopsis. 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.
- William Wellman, Martin Zahn, Dolph Zimmer
- Clark Gable
This early adaptation of the classic Jack London novel follows Jack Thornton (Clark Gable) as he travels across Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. When he finds another Yukon-bound man, who ...
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- William A. Wellman
- Adventure
- Clark Gable
Jack Thornton (Gable) is a would-be prospector who has headed to Alaska hoping to cash in on the gold rush. However, he loses most of his stake in a poker game and instead ends up buying a Saint Bernard named Buck.
