Goldfieber (1935)
12KGoldfieber: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Reginald Owen. During the Klondike Gold Rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a jilted married woman.
“This is my first exposure to anything regarding THE CALL OF THE WILD. Meaning that I havenu0026#39;t read Jack Londonu0026#39;s original novel, never saw any of the earlier film versions, and did not see any of the later remakes. Even as a Charlton Heston fan Iu0026#39;ve so far avoided his 1972 edition because itu0026#39;s said to be pretty bad; even Heston begged his fans not to see it! But all that may soon change, as I enjoyed the 1935 version, starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGable is well cast as Jack Thornton, a rugged and adventurous type who travels the Yukon on a hunt for gold with the aid of his comical sidekick Shorty (Jack Oakie) and manu0026#39;s best friend, Buck the dog. In the midst of their quest they stumble upon a shaken woman (Young) whose husband has disappeared in the wilderness and may or may not be dead. Fearing the worst, Young joins the expedition and the expected romance with Gable gradually takes shape.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor me, one of the highlights of the picture was British actor Reginald Owen who scores high with his portrayal of a nasty rich man whou0026#39;s also competing with Gable for the loot. Never short on snobbish insults, and harboring a personal vendetta against Thorntonu0026#39;s dog Buck, Owen is a delight in every scene heu0026#39;s in. The same cannot necessarily be said for Jack Oakie, however… as Shorty, his goofy shenanigans sometimes verge on the overbearing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA nice mixture of adventure, villainy, romance, and some comedy that occasionally works, makes for a mostly good time. I was a little let down by the convenient ending. *** out of ****”
