Release Date: 1938-04-18
Overview: Adventuring author Jean Williams is living in the wilds of Alaska alongside the Eskimo people gathering material for her novel. She befriends several animals who become her loyal friends such as a pair of bear cubs whose mother has been killed by hunter Gaston Rogers, a talking raven and the bereaved collie Firefly who will not leave the grave of her master, a game warden killed in the line of duty. The community is imperiled by a pack of wolves and wild dogs, led by a wild dog called Swift Lightning, who are killing all the reindeer. With the supply of fresh meat gone, the Eskimos are migrating to lands with more food. Hunter Gaston agrees to take Jean to Nenana, Alaska, along with his furs by dog sled. Jean, who despises Gaston as being more savage and blood thirsty than the four-legged predators, is followed by her loyal animals.
Rating: 4.7 / 10
Richard Arlen
as Gaston Rogers
Beverly Roberts
as Jean Williams
Lyle Talbot
as Hugo Henderson
Mala
as Olee John
Garry Owen
as Conner
B. Reeves Eason - Director
John T. Coyle - Director
Gertrude Orr - Screenplay
Bill Peet - Screenplay
James Oliver Curwood - Novel
What is probably most interesting about this rather routine chilly wilderness story is the fact that the credit roller cites the efforts of the many, entertaining and loyal, beasties who chip in to ma...