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Call of the Wild   1935         N/R, 81 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western / Romance Director: William A. Wellman   Cast: Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Frank Conroy, Reginald Owen, Sidney Toler, Katherine DeMille, Charles Stevens, James Burke, Herman Bing, Lalo Encinas, Thomas E. Jackson, Russ Powell, George MacQuarrie, Wade Boteler   In this film adaptation of Jack London's tale of searching for gold in Alaska, Jack Thornton (Clark Gable) plans to head to Alaska for the gold rush, but he loses his money in a poker game. He buys a Saint Bernard named "Buck" from cruel owner Smith (Frank Conroy) and trains Buck as a sled dog. Later, an angry Smith bets Jack $1,000 that Buck can't pull a sled. Buck accomplishes the feat, and Jack wins the money he needs for the Alaska trip. With his friend Shorty (Jack Oakie), Jack sets out for Alaska where he meets Claire (Loretta Young) whose prospector husband (Reginald Owen) is missing, and Jack's adventures continue. Cast Clark Gable Jack Thornton Loretta Young Claire Blake Jack Oakie "Shorty" Hoolihan Frank Conroy Mr. Smith Reginald Owen John Blake Sidney Toler Joe Groggins Katherine DeMille Marie Charles Stevens Francois James Burke Ole Herman Bing Sam Lalo Encinas Kali Thomas E. Jackson Tex Rickard Russ Powell Bartender George MacQuarrie Mounted Policeman Wade Boteler Miner