Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist (1876-1916).Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist (1876-1916).Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist (1876-1916).
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Albert Van Antwerp
- French Frank
- (as Albert van Antwerp)
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- TriviaThe earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City and Washington DC Saturday 17 April 1948 on WNBT (Channel 4) and WBBW (Channel 4), followed by Philadelphia Sunday 10 October 1948 on WCAU (Channel 10), by Boston Saturday 1 January 1949 on WBZ (Channel 4), by St. Louis and Buffalo Friday 21 January 1949 on KSD (Channel 5) and WBEN (Channel 4), by Los Angeles Tuesday 8 March 1949 on KNBH (Channel 4), and by Chicago Sunday 12 February 1950 on WNBQ (Channel 5).
- Crazy creditsOpening credits listed in turned pages of a book.
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Disjointed and boring
When making a historical biopic, it's important to keep the dramatics up. "Then this happened, then this happened, etc." gets pretty tedious after a while. Jack London is one of the more boring biopics to avoid.
Michael O'Shea plays the title character, and while he seems to have had an eventful life, Ernest Pascal's screenplay managed to make his life look like a series of disjointed episodes. First he works in a factory, then he's falling in love with Virginia Mayo, then he's a sailor, then he's at war, then he's getting a college education, then he's writing, then he's falling in love with Susan Hayward. . . There's no linear connection to anything, and Jack London isn't really given enough character development to make the audience root for him and therefore overlook the bad screenplay.
Unless your favorite book is Call of the Wild, I wouldn't recommend watching this movie. For an interesting historical biopic, try The Adventures of Mark Twain or The President's Lady instead.
Michael O'Shea plays the title character, and while he seems to have had an eventful life, Ernest Pascal's screenplay managed to make his life look like a series of disjointed episodes. First he works in a factory, then he's falling in love with Virginia Mayo, then he's a sailor, then he's at war, then he's getting a college education, then he's writing, then he's falling in love with Susan Hayward. . . There's no linear connection to anything, and Jack London isn't really given enough character development to make the audience root for him and therefore overlook the bad screenplay.
Unless your favorite book is Call of the Wild, I wouldn't recommend watching this movie. For an interesting historical biopic, try The Adventures of Mark Twain or The President's Lady instead.
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- Jul 23, 2018
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- Also known as
- The Adventures of Jack London
- Filming locations
- Belden, California, USA(Belden Falls)
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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