Top billed cast

1. 

   Michael O'Shea

   Jack London

2. 

   Susan Hayward

   Charmian Kittredge

3. 

   Osa Massen

   Freda Maloof

4. 

   Harry Davenport

   Prof. Hilliard

5. 

   Frank Craven

   Old Tom

6. 

   Virginia Mayo

   Mamie

7. 

   Ralph Morgan

   George Brett

8. 

   Jonathan Hale

   Kerwin Maxwell

9. 

   Edward Earle

   James Hare

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-21

There can be no doubt that American writer Jack London lived an exciting life, but somehow this rather drab adaptation really does nothing to convey that on film. It doesn’t help that someone thought that casting Michael O’Shea in the title role was a good idea. For much of it, I thought he was a sort of Van Heflin-light as the overly episodic drama of his life unfolds. We start with him involved in a shoot out with the cops over some dodgy oyster fishing and then follow him around the globe, garnering writing success as he travels. He even gets to the war-torn sites of the Russo-Japanese ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• historical figure