Smoke Bellew

The story takes place in Alaska, where Kit "Smoke" Bellew (Tearle) has pitched camp in hopes of forgetting his troublesome past. He succeeds in this endeavor when he helps leathery prospector Shorty (Mark Hamilton) strike gold in them thar hills. Bellew also finds lasting happiness in the arms of the prospector's pretty daughter Joy (Barbara Bedford). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Jack London was a social activist, war correspondent, and the highest paid novelist of his day. His early poverty, love for animals, and travel adventures are all reflected in his twenty-three novels and hundreds of short stories, poems, and essays. In addition to The Call of the Wild, he is best known for his novels White Fang and The Sea Wolf and short stories like "To Build a Fire."