Jack London (1943 film)

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Jack London, also known as The Story of Jack London, is a 1943 biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed byAlfred Santell and produced by Samuel Bronston with Joseph H. Nadel as associate producer, from a screenplay by Isaac Don Levine and Ernest Pascal based on the book The Book of Jack London by Charmian London.

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

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The film follows the adventures of the writer-adventurer Jack London (Michael O'Shea) who was, among other things, oyster pirate, hobo, sailor, prospector and war correspondent. His unquenchable thirst for adventure causes friction in his marriage to his second wife Charmian (Susan Hayward), but she stands nobly by his side in good times and bad.

[edit] External links

• Jack London at the Internet Movie Database