Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling
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
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 15, 1941 (1941-08-15)
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

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

• 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

1. Fetrow p.577
2. "Wild Geese Calling". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

Bibliography

• Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

• Wild Geese Calling at the TCM Movie Database
• Wild Geese Calling at IMDb
• Wild Geese Calling at Allmovie