Wild Geese Calling (1941)
1h 17m | PG-13
In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. After he marries dancehall girl Sally, he finds she used to be in love with his best friend Blackie.
Director: John Brahm
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Henry Fonda
as John Murdock
Joan Bennett
as Sally Murdock
Warren William
as Blackie Bedford
Ona Munson
as Clarabella
Barton MacLane
as Pirate Kelly
Russell Simpson
as Marshal Len Baker
Reviews
Henry Fonda ("Murdock") heads to Alaska in search of gold. He arrives and is soon dewy-eyed for "Sally" (Joan Bennett). A whirlwind romance ensues and they quickly marry. All looks good until his pal "Blackie" (Warren William) arrives and it seems his new wife and his pal have a bit of a past. What now follows is a fairly procedural love triangle story. The rather spineless "Murdock" jumps to all sorts of conclusions fuelled by little more than gossip and his own ignorance and his (now pregnant) wife seems to be harshly judged by all concerned on no basis of evidence. The ending is never in doubt, but the road to it is all just a bit contrived with little plausibility in a story that might have worked better on a stage with a more accomplished theatrical cast. Watchable, but forgettable