Trivia / The Call of the Wild

• Creator Backlash: Charlton Heston once said that the adaptation he starred in was the worst film he ever did.
• Romance on the Set: Clark Gable and Loretta Young had an affair during filming of their version, resulting in the birth of an out-of-wedlock daughter, Judy Lewis. To avoid hurting their careers, Young claimed she went away for a while, found the girl and adopted her. In 1994, Lewis revealed the truth (which had long been the subject of speculation because of her resemblance to both parents) in her book Uncommon Knowledge. Making matters more disturbing, Loretta's daughter-in-law Linda Lewis said that she told her that the affair was a "date rape", shortly before Loretta's passing in 2000.

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