Gossip Friday: On the set of The Call of the Wild

From June 1935:

“The Call of the Wild”  company was in a dreadful dilemma–in fact, it threatened to be a major calamity.  Though Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie and several others were in the cast, one important role was not filled. The story called for a jackrabbit, but one could not be found for love or money! Finally, after much brow-beating and heavy thinking, the director hit upon the solution. Taking a meek old tabby cat, he tied on some floppy paper ears–and it looked as wild as any jack rabbit you’d ever hope to see! After all, “The show must go on!”

New this week:

A new page under the Info section detailing Clark’s 1937 court case.