Wild Geese Calling (1941) DVD-R

Starring Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Ona Munson, Barton MacLane
Directed by John Brahm

Print: black/white
Runtime: 77 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Wild Geese Calling is one of those 20th Century-Fox star vehicles which used to pop up all
the time on TV before the Carsons, Lenos and Lettermans rendered "The Late Late Show"
obsolete. Set in Oregon and Alaska at the turn of the century (the last century, that is), the
film stars Henry Fonda as John Murdock, a restless young lumberjack. Tired of his job at a
Seattle logging camp, he heads to the Yukon in search of gold. Here he marries dance hall
girl Sally (Joan Bennett), who turns out to be the sweetheart of his old pal Blackie (Warren
William). Throughout the early months of their marriage, he spends less time paying
attention to her than he does worrying that she'll run off with her ex-beau. Murdock finally
shows he's a right guy when he risks his life braving the elements to deliver a doctor to her
bedside when she goes into labor. Russell Simpson, who played Henry Fonda's dad in The
Grapes of Wrath, shows up in a typically grizzled role.