Jack London (1943)

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This ambitious filmed biography of writer-adventurer Jack London is somewhat compromised by its too-tight budget. Michael O'Shea is well cast as London, whose rugged adventures range from the high seas to the Klondike. London's insatiable wanderlust causes friction in his marriage to the lovely Charmian (Susan Hayward), but she stands nobly by his side in good times and bad (it should be noted that the script is based on Mrs. London's memoirs). In the interests of topicality, the film contrives to have London endeavor to warn America of Japanese military expansion some four decades before Pearl Harbor. It is this story element that makes Jack London a bit difficult to watch today, despite the strong performances of O'Shea, Hayward and a superb supporting cast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward, (more)

Director(s):: Alfred Santell

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of Jack London

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 90 mins

Complete Cast of Jack London

Michael O'Shea - Jack London
Osa Massen - Freda Maloof
Harry Davenport - Prof. Hilliard
Ralph Morgan - George Brett
Jonathan Hale - Kerwin Maxwell
Paul Hurst - Lucky Luke Lannigan
Hobart Cavanaugh - Mike
Ernie S. Adams - Whiskey Bob
Robert E. Homans - Capt. Allen
Arthur Loft - Fred Palmer
Brooks Benedict - American Correspondent
Paul Fung - Gen. Fuji
Bruce Wong - Japanese Official
John Fisher - Spider
Sven Hugo Borg - Axel
Harold Minjir - Literary Guest
Torben Meyer - Literary Guest
Wallis Clark - Theodore Roosevelt
Dick Curtis - Cannery Foreman
Evelyn Finley - Indian Maid
Richard Loo - Japanese Ambassador
Albert van Antwerp - French Frank

Susan Hayward - Charmain Kittredge
Virginia Mayo - Mamie
Frank Craven - Old Tom
Louise Beavers - Mammy Jenny
Leonard Strong - Capt. Tanaka
Regis Toomey - Scratch Nelson
Olin Howland - Mailman
John Kelly - Red John
Morgan Conway - Richard Harding Davis
Lumsden Hare - English Correspondent
Pierre Watkin - American Consul
Charlie Lung - Interpreter
Eddie Lee - Japanese Sergeant
Jack Roper - Victor
Davison Clark - Commissioner
Roy Gordon - Literary Guest
Edmund Cobb - Father of child
Charles Miller - William Loeb
Sarah Padden - Cannery Woman
Rose Plummer - Lydia, Chairman's Secretary
Sidney D'Albrook - Pete
Edward Earle - James Hare

Director(s):: Alfred Santell

Writer(s):: Ernest Pascal

Producer(s):: Samuel Bronston

Categories:: Action / Adventure

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	Christopher T.

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O'Shea is charismatic as London and Richard Loo is stereotypically scary as the Japanese ambassador. It's basically a low-budget anti-Japanese propaganda film in the middle of WWII, but the tidbits on London's early career are clever B-movie scenes, and it's a real stitch to hear O'Shea and other low-life characters quoting poetry.

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	Keith K.

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Very ineresting plot, but the performances are sub-par