Wild Geese Calling
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| Directed by | John Brahm |
| Written by | Horace McCoy |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Starring | Henry Fonda Joan Bennett Warren William |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Walter Thompson |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wild Geese Calling is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett and Warren William. It was distributed by 20th Century-Fox.[1] The screenplay was written by Horace McCoy, based on a 1940 novel by Stewart Edward White set during the Alaska Gold Rush.[2] The music score is by Alfred Newman.
Plot
[edit]In the 1890s a lumberjack, John, travels to Alaska from Seattle in search of gold. He marries a dance hall girl named Sally, but soon finds that she was once in love with his best friend, Blackie.
Cast
[edit]- Henry Fonda as John Murdock
- Joan Bennett as Sally Murdock
- Warren William as Blackie Bedford
- Ona Munson as Clarabella
- Barton MacLane as Pirate Kelly
- Russell Simpson as Marshal Len Baker
- Iris Adrian as Mazie
- James C. Morton as Mack
- Paul Sutton as Manager
- Mary Field as Jennie Delaney
- Stanley Andrews as Delaney
- Robert Emmett Keane as Ralph - Headwaiter
- Adrian Morris as Stout Guide
- George Watts as Mush Mahoney
- Charles Middleton as Doctor Jed Sloan
- George Melford as Foreman
- Nestor Paiva as Waiter
- Joseph E. Bernard as Waiter
- Richard Alexander as Alaskan
- Jody Gilbert as Swede
References
[edit]- ^ Fetrow p.577
- ^ "Wild Geese Calling". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
[edit]- Wild Geese Calling at the TCM Movie Database
- Wild Geese Calling at IMDb
- Wild Geese Calling at Allmovie
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- 1941 films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American black-and-white films
- Films scored by Alfred Newman
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by John Brahm
- Films set in Alaska
- Films set in the 1890s
- American historical drama films
- 1940s historical drama films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
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