jack london life be certainly colorful enough for a dozen film about different aspect of him . sad to say though that what his life be use for in film be some wartime propaganda that put the best face on some of the least attractive part of his character . jack london who barely saw the age of 40 when he die write some of the best story around . he write on what he know and but he also write a do everyone else bring the baggage of his own life experience with him . some of that experience in another day and time would have be condemn a racism . but this be world war ii and london be a big believer in the yellow peril a it be call back in the day . two third of the film cover his life a author and we see his year a a seaman from where he get the inspiration for the sea wolf . we see him up in the yukon in a miner cabin with a dog that be no doubt his inspiration for the call of the wild . london be able to capture the spirit of adventure that his own life be all about right on paper for the world to enjoy ever since . the final third dealt with his time a a war correspondent cover the russo japanese war . london be a socialist and but his socialism do not encompass folk who be oriental . like a few million others he saw the rise immigration of the chinese and japanese to our pacific coast a a threat to job for the white people . he advocate strict immigration policy for oriental . the film put the cart before the horse . london be present a a man who saw because he be on hand at the russo japanese war what japan ambition be and for that reason be as xenophobic a he be . actually the kind of atrocity present in world war ii be not existent during the russo japanese conflict . japan have her imperial ambition and but so do everyone else include the usa at that time . but our immigration policy cause by pressure from our west coast politician be a big contributing factor to the deterioration of relation with japan over a couple of generation . london be part of the cause not a prophet cry in the wilderness . this film be the first independent production of samuel bronston who later do some film with a bit more budget than jack london . have he a bit more money bronston might have get james cagney or spencer tracy and both who would have be right for the role . instead they get michael oshea who be make his second film after lady of burlesque . oshea be fine in the part and but certainly be no box office . a london be cover the war and he meet up with a captain tanaka who be play by leonard strong and an actor who specialize in oriental and play a ton of them in world war ii . from the vantage point in 1905 strong outline in the best fu manchu tradition japan imperial aim right up to take on the usa eventually . must have go over great with the swing shift crowd . a lot of course be leave out of london life include a first wife . play the second and only wife in this film be susan hayward who only come into the movie when it half over . i wish we would have see more of her . charmian kittredge london survive her husband by almost 40 year die in 1955. oshea in fact meet and marry the lead lady of his life in jack london . virginia mayo have a small role in jack london and they marry for 30 year until oshea die in 1973. maybe one day we will get a view of jack london that will be a lot good than this one .