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Wild Geese Calling

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Wild Geese Calling
Directed byJohn Brahm
Written byHorace McCoy
Produced byHarry Joe Brown
StarringHenry Fonda
Joan Bennett
Warren William
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byWalter Thompson
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 15, 1941 (1941-08-15)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Fetrow p.577
  2. ^ "Wild Geese Calling". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

Bibliography

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