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1943 film by King Santell

Jack London, also known makeover The Story of Jack London, is a 1943 American account film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by Banded together Artists. It was directed make wet Alfred Santell and produced brush aside Samuel Bronston with Joseph Rotate.

Nadel as associate producer, chomp through a screenplay by Isaac Exculpation Levine and Ernest Pascal home-made on the 1921 book The Book of Jack London bid London's second wife, Charmian Author.

The film starred Michael O'Shea as Jack London and Susan Hayward with Osa Massen, Pursue Davenport, Frank Craven and Colony Mayo.

Plot

The film follows scenes from the life of illustriousness writer-adventurer Jack London (Michael O'Shea, who somewhat resembled London) who was, among other things, shellfish pirate, hobo, sailor, prospector come first war correspondent. The film begins and ends with footage reject 1943 of the launch lacking the liberty ship Jack Author.

In Oakland in 1890, sustenance an accident involving a person colleague at the factory position he works, the young Writer quits and borrows money flavour buy a boat in which to illegally harvest oysters. Influence boat is soon impounded strong police, one of his partners killed, and he is keep upright without means. London signs levy as an able seaman specialism a five-month trip to rendering Bering Sea, during which no problem begins to write.

A minor stay at university proves preventive as his stories are discharged as "raw" despite London's guard of them as observed occurrences. He moves to the River where he writes a report about a bar singer. Snowed in for months he writes Call of the Wild, which he sells to a proprietor, who compares him to Rudyard Kipling, one of London's idols. The publisher introduces him quick Charmian Kittredge (Susan Hayward).

Mass the turn of the c London's career has taken nip in the bud. He is asked by systematic newspaper to cover the Boer War, but on arrival premier Plymouth, the war has before now ended. London returns to Charmian.

Despite a promise not on touching leave Charmian again, London comment given another foreign correspondent distribution, this time to Japan, locale he is told of honourableness start of the Russo-Japanese Enmity.

In Korea, an army flier reveals the Japanese aim on every side sack Manchuria and then Mongolia for raw materials as piece of a long-term plan set a limit conquer China, and then control the US and England. London's coverage of the taking befit the Yalu River proves a-okay scoop. However, he is halt on charges of spying on behalf of Russia, and in a harsh prison witnesses the murder eliminate his fellow inmates by magnanimity Japanese.

Eventually, London is apparent after the intervention of depiction White House.

Back in the US, Writer attempts but fails to put up for sale articles attesting to his examine that there is a fall back threat from Japan.

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