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Mood:
- SentimentalExcitingBittersweet
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Plot:
- AdventurerDaring RescueTreasure HuntGamblingDangerEscapadesFugitivesOdd Couple more...
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Genres:
- AdventureDramaActionWestern
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Time/Period:
- 30s
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Place:
- AlaskaCanadaUSABattle ZonePrisonWilderness
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Audience:
- Family OutingKids
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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The Call of the Wild, 1935
English
USA
Profile of The Call of the Wild
The mood of The Call of the Wild is bittersweet, sentimental, and exciting. The plot centers around gambling, a treasure hunt, and a daring rescue. It is a drama, adventure, and action movie. In approach, The Call of the Wild is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a battlezone, in the wilderness, and in a prison. The setting is Alaska and Canada. The Call of the Wild happens in the 1930s. Visually, it is black and white. It is based on a book. The Call of the Wild is especially suggested for kids and a family outing.
Summary of The Call of the Wild
This epic Alaskan adventure story features Clark Gable as prospector Jack Thornton. After losing his money gambling, Thornton acquires a huge dog, Buck, which is considered too vicious to be a sled dog. Thornton patiently trains the animal, then sets out with his friend Shorty Hoolihan (Jack Oakie) for the wilderness in search of gold. Thereafter they must battle the weather, the wilds, and crooks in their attempts to make their fortunes, and Thornton finds a love interest in the wife of a missing prospector.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 9 August 1935 |
| Runtime: | 95 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jack Thornton
as Claire Blake
as 'Shorty' Hoolihan
as Mr. Smith
