Jack London (1943 film)

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Jack London
Directed by	Alfred Santell
Produced by	Samuel Bronston Productions
Written by	Ernest Pascal (Screenplay) Charmian London (book)
Starring	Michael O'Shea Susan Hayward
Music by	Fred Rich
Cinematography	John W. Boyle Lee Garmes
Editing by	William Ziegler
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	December 24, 1943
Running time	94 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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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 by Alfred 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.