| The Call of the Wild | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Charles Inslee Harry Solter Florence Lawrence |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin[1] |
Production companies | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, New York City[2] |
| Distributed by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
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Running time | Originally 14–15 minutes (1 reel, 988 feet)[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Call of the Wild is a 1908 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. The short, a "one-reeler", stars Charles Inslee, Harry Solter and Florence Lawrence. Its interior scenes were shot at Biograph's studio facilities in New York City, and its exteriors were filmed on location in Coytesville, today one of the oldest communities in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[1]
Prints of this short survive, including in the film archives of the Library of Congress.[4] Despite its title, the motion picture is not an adaption of Jack London's 1903 adventure novel The Call of the Wild. Its content is entirely unrelated to that literary work.[1]
- ^ a b c "The Call of the Wild (1908)", catalog, American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "The Call of the Wild (1908)", Carl Bennett, The Silent Film Company, Washington State, United States. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Biograph advertisement for "The Call of the Wild", The Show World (Chicago), October 31, 1908, p. 14. Internet Archive (IA), San Francisco. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. Wollstein "The Call of the Wild", synopsis, AllMovie, Netaktion. Retrieved February 24, 2021.