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.Fetrow p.577 The screenplay was written by Horace McCoy, based on a 1940 novel by Stewart Edward White set during the Alaska Gold Rush. 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
Bibliography Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
Wild Geese Calling at Allmovie