Wild Girl (film)

Wild Girl
Wild Girl
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Written by	Doris Anderson; Edwin Justus Mayer;
Based on	Salomy Jane's Kiss; by
Starring	Charles Farrell; Joan Bennett; Ralph Bellamy; Eugene Pallette;
Cinematography	Norbert Brodine
Edited by	Jack Murray
Music by	Peter Brunelli (uncredited); R. H. Bassett (uncredited); J.S. Zamecnik;
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 9, 1932 (United States);
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Wild Girl is a 1932 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Charles Farrell, Joan Bennett, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. The film was based on a play by , which in turn was based on the novella Salomy Jane's Kiss by Bret Harte. The story had been previously filmed as Salomy Jane (1914) and Salomy Jane (1923).^[1]

Cast[]

Charles Farrell as Billy
Joan Bennett as Salomy Jane
Ralph Bellamy as Jack Marbury
Eugene Pallette as Yuba Bill
Irving Pichel as Rufe Waters
Minna Gombell as Millie
Willard Robertson as Red Pete
Sarah Padden as Lize
Morgan Wallace as Phineas Baldwin

Production[]

Pre-production began in July, 1932, with members of the Fox company visiting locations in Sequoia National Park.^[2] Most of the cast was announced by early August.^[3] Shooting began in Sequoia on August 7,^[4] and lasted two weeks that same month; the primary farm set built at picnic ground and became a brief tourist attraction while it stood.^[5] Upon the crew's return to Los Angeles on August 31, director Raoul Walsh told the press that he was very excited about Joan Bennett's performance: "Joan Bennett's come alive ion this film... And I think I am a lucky guy to have directed her in it."^[6] An additional Western set was built at the Fox Studios.^[7]

References[]

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Wild Girl
^ Advance Movie Party In Park. Vasalia Times-Delta Vol. IX, No. 128, page 2. 28 July 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.
^ Sequoia Film Is Progressing. Tulare Daily Advance-Register Vol. LII, No. 27, page 6. 2 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.
^ Movies Filmed In Giant Forest. Vasalia Times-Delta Vol. IX, No. 138, page 5. 9 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.
^ Are Cleaning Up After Movies In Sequoia Park. Vasalia Times-Delta Vol. IX, No. 152, page 6. 25 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.
^ Shaffer, Rosalind. Mormon Blood Earns Contract In Irish Rebel. New York Daily News Vol. 14, No. 57, page 31. 31 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.
^ Frontier Days Being Relived. Arizona Republic Vol. 43 No. 88, section 4, page 27. 14 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

External links[]

Wild Girl at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Wild Girl

[2] Advance Movie Party In Park. Vasalia Times-Delta Vol. IX, No. 128, page 2. 28 July 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

[3] Sequoia Film Is Progressing. Tulare Daily Advance-Register Vol. LII, No. 27, page 6. 2 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

[4] Movies Filmed In Giant Forest. Vasalia Times-Delta Vol. IX, No. 138, page 5. 9 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

[5] Are Cleaning Up After Movies In Sequoia Park. Vasalia Times-Delta Vol. IX, No. 152, page 6. 25 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

[6] Shaffer, Rosalind. Mormon Blood Earns Contract In Irish Rebel. New York Daily News Vol. 14, No. 57, page 31. 31 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

[7] Frontier Days Being Relived. Arizona Republic Vol. 43 No. 88, section 4, page 27. 14 August 1932. Accessed 12 June 2021.

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