Goldfieber (1935) 3h503w
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 s 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 ****”
