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Call of the Wild
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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. 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.
More about Call of the Wild
Cast
Clark GableJack Thornton
Loretta YoungClaire Blake
Jack Oakie'Shorty' Hoolihan
Reginald OwenMr. Smith
Frank ConroyJohn Blake
Katherine DeMilleMarie
Sidney TolerJoe Groggins
James BurkeOleCredits
- Directed by
- William A. Wellman
- Written by
- Leonard Praskins, Gene Fowler, Jack London
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- 20th Century PicturesUnited States
