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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1935-08-09
- Runtime:
- 91 min
- Genres:
- Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
- Director:
- William A. Wellman
- Top cast:
- Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Reginald Owen, Frank Conroy, Katherine DeMille
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.2/10 from 53 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 5.8/10