The World Premiere was held at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. However, the public would not accept the killing of Jack Oakie at the end so a new ending keeping Oakie alive was filmed before national release.Like many films of the era, this production was originally slated to film in the Southern Sierra Nevada near Sonora. In fact, production had already begun when a warm front melted the snow and forced a hasty and expensive move to Washington state.
Loretta Young had a romance with Clark Gable while making this film, resulting in the birth of an out-of-wedlock daughter, Judy Lewis. For years, Ms. Young claimed she went away for a while, found the girl and adopted her. In 1994, Judy Lewis revealed the truth (which had long been the subject of speculation because of her resemblance to both parents) in her book "Uncommon Knowledge."
Madeleine Carroll was originally set for the female lead, but it was eventually given to Loretta Young.
Cast of Call Of The Wild
Clark Gable as Jack Thornton
Loretta Young as Claire Blake
Jack Oakie as 'Shorty' Hoolihan
Reginald Owen as Mr. Smith
Frank Conroy as John Blake
Katherine DeMille as Marie
Sidney Toler as Joe Groggins
James Burke as Ole
Charles Stevens as Francois
Lalo Encinas as Kali
Thomas E. Jackson as 'Tex' Rickard
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