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. 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