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Wild Geese Calling

"All the thundering drama, romance of the best-selling novel!"

In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. After he marries dancehall girl Sally, he finds she used to be in love with his best friend Blackie.

Top Cast

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    John Murdock

  • Joan Bennett

    Joan Bennett

    Sally Murdock

  • Warren William

    Warren William

    Blackie Bedford

  • Ona Munson

    Ona Munson

    Clarabella

  • Barton MacLane

    Barton MacLane

    Pirate Kelly

  • Russell Simpson

    Russell Simpson

    Marshal Len Baker

  • Iris Adrian

    Iris Adrian

    Mazie

  • James C. Morton

    James C. Morton

    Mack

  • Mary Field

    Mary Field

    Jennie Delaney

Overview

In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. After he marries dancehall girl Sally, he finds she used to be in love with his best friend Blackie.

Rating

6.5 / 10
3 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Apr 4, 2022

    Henry Fonda ("Murdock") heads to Alaska in search of gold. He arrives and is soon dewy-eyed for "Sally" (Joan Bennett). A whirlwind romance ensues and they quickly marry. All looks good until his pal "Blackie" (Warren William) arrives and it seems his new wife and his pal have a bit of a past. What now follows is a fairly procedural love triangle story. The rather spineless "Murdock" jumps to all sorts of conclusions fuelled by little more than gossip and his own ignorance and his (now pregnant) wife seems to be harshly judged by all concerned on no basis of evidence. The ending is never in doubt, but the road to it is all just a bit contrived with little plausibility in a story that might have worked better on a stage with a more accomplished theatrical cast. Watchable, but forgettable

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