Overview
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
WriterGene Fowler, Leonard Praskins
Cast
Clark Gable
Jack Thornton
Loretta Young
Claire Blake
Jack Oakie
'Shorty' Hoolihan
Reginald Owen
Mr. Smith
Frank Conroy
John Blake
Katherine DeMille
Marie
Sidney Toler
Joe Groggins
James Burke
Ole
Lalo Encinas
Kali
Thomas E. Jackson
'Tex' Rickard
Russ Powell
Bartender
Herman Bing
Sam
George MacQuarrie
Mounted Policeman
Buck
Buck
Leon Beaumon
Man Outside Hospital (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
First Miner in Dawson (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Dandy on Street (uncredited)
Kay Johnson
Show Girl (uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Show Girl (uncredited)
Harry Woods
Soapy Smith (uncredited)
More like this
Keywords
goldbased on novel or bookwildernessalaskalove affairdogsled dogsdog sledprospectoryukon, canadaklondike gold rush1900s
Details
TMDb Votes
53
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026