Hodgson cites Jack London’s 1903 novel The Call of the Wild as one of his earliest influences ... Having intended to call his first sled dog – assumed to be female – Envy, Hodgson was ...

Doesn't work.• I read years ago Clark Gable, star of original 1935 Call of the Wild, felt sorry for Buck, film's real dog. Buck was forced to drag heavy loads, take after take, till exhaustion.

Adapted from the beloved literary classic, 20th Century Studios' The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is ...