Jack London (film)
Jack London, also known as The Story of Jack London, is a 1943 American biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred Santell and produced by Samuel Bronston with Joseph H. Nadel as associate producer, from a screenplay by Isaac Don Levine and Ernest Pascal based on the book The Book of Jack London by Charmian London.
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| Directed by | Alfred Santell |
| Produced by | Samuel Bronston |
| Written by | Ernest Pascal Charmian London (book) |
| Starring | Michael O'Shea Susan Hayward |
| Music by | Fredric Efrem Rich |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | William H. Ziegler |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | December 24, 1943 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film starred Michael O'Shea as Jack London and Susan Hayward with Osa Massen, Harry Davenport, Frank Craven and Virginia Mayo.
Plot
The film follows the adventures of the writer-adventurer Jack London (Michael O'Shea) who was, among other things, oyster pirate, hobo, sailor, prospector and war correspondent.
Cast
- Michael O'Shea as Jack London
- Susan Hayward as Charmian Kittridge
- Osa Massen as Freda Maloof
- Harry Davenport as Prof. Hilliard
- Frank Craven as Old Tom
- Virginia Mayo as Marnie
- Ralph Morgan as George Brett
- Jonathan Hale as Kerwin Maxwell
- Louise Beavers as Maurray Jeremy
- Leonard Strong as Captain Tanaka
- Regis Toomey as Scratch Nelson
- Paul Hurst as 'Lucky Luke' Lannigan
- Lumsden Hare as English Correspondent
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Mike, Saloonkeeper
- Conway Morgan as Richard Harding Davos
- Robert Homans as Captain Allen
- Wallis Clark as Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)
- Pierre Watkin as American Consul (uncredited)
External links
- Jack London at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Jack London on IMDb
- Jack London is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Jack London at AllMovie
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