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1938 film by B. Reeves Eason

Call of the Yukon

Directed by	John T. Coyle (co-director) B. Reeves Eason (co-director)
Written by	James Oliver Curwood (novel Swift Lightning) Gertrude Orr (screenplay) William Bartlett (screenplay)
Produced by	Armand Schaefer for Republic Pictures
Starring	Richard Arlen Beverly Roberts Lyle Talbot
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Howard O'Neill
Music by	Alberto Colombo
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 18, 1938 (1938-04-18)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Call of the Yukon is a 1938 American action adventure film produced and released by Republic Pictures, directed by John T. Coyle and B. Reeves Eason and starring Richard Arlen, Beverly Roberts and Lyle Talbot. The film features extensive Alaskan location shooting by Norman Dawn who shot several films there. The film is based on the 1926 novel Swift Lightning A Story Of Wildlife Adventure In The Frozen North by Northern genre writer James Oliver Curwood. The film's working titles were Thunder in Alaska and Swift Lightning.

Plot

Adventuring author Jean Williams is living in the wilds of Alaska alongside the Eskimo people gathering material for her novel. She befriends several animals who become her loyal friends such as a pair of bear cubs whose mother has been killed by hunter Gaston Rogers, a talking raven and the bereaved collie Firefly who will not leave the grave of her master, a game warden killed in the line of duty.

The community is imperiled by a pack of wolves and wild dogs, led by a wild dog called Swift Lightning, who are killing all the reindeer. With the supply of fresh meat gone, the Eskimos are migrating to lands with more food. Hunter Gaston agrees to take Jean to Nenana, Alaska, along with his furs by dog sled. Jean, who despises Gaston as being more savage and bloodthirsty than the four-legged predators, is followed by her loyal animals.

The pair face attacks by wolves, an avalanche, and being trapped on a river whose ice floes are melting.

Cast

Richard Arlen as Gaston Rogers
Beverly Roberts as Jean Williams
Lyle Talbot as Hugo Henderson
Mala as Olee John
Garry Owen as Conner
Ivan Miller as O'Malley
Billy Dooley as Watchman
Al St. John as Joe
Emory Parnell as Swenson
Swift Lightning
Firefly the Collie
Buck, The St. Bernard
Toughie the Bear
Roughie the Bear
Winkey the Talking Raven

References

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70105/Call-of-the-Yukon/notes.html

External links

Call of the Yukon at IMDb
Call of the Yukon is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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