Call of the Wild
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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.
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Signature
- Drama · Action · Craft
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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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- Release date
- Aug 9, 1935
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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