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Writers:
Edwin J. Burke (screenplay)
Tiffany Thayer (novel)
Release Date:
27 November 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The throbbing adventures of a woman who unleashed her heart...so revelatory...so courageous in its searching depiction of the secret things in a woman's life that its burning words left a trail of readers breathless and amazed. more
Plot:
Sexy Texas gal storms her way through life, brawling and boozing until her luck runs out, forcing her to learn the errors of her ways. more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Clara Bow ... Nasa Springer
Gilbert Roland ... Moonglow
Thelma Todd ... Sunny De Lane
Monroe Owsley ... Lawrence Crosby
Estelle Taylor ... Ruth Springer
Weldon Heyburn ... Ronasa
Willard Robertson ... Pete Springer
Anthony Jowitt ... Jay Randall
Fred Kohler ... Silas Jennings
Russell Simpson ... Old Man in Wagon Train
Margaret Livingston ... Molly
Carl Stockdale ... Mort
Dorothy Peterson ... Silas' Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oscar Apfel ... Doctor Treating Crosby (uncredited)
Frank Atkinson ... Stevens - Crosby's Valet (uncredited)
Mischa Auer ... Agitator in Restaurant (uncredited)
Symona Boniface ... Gambling Lady (uncredited)
Edmund Burns ... Jack Carter (uncredited)
Leonard Carey ... Jackson - Randall's Butler (uncredited)
Lita Chevret ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Wallis Clark ... Detective (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins ... Male Nurse (uncredited)
Tyrell Davis ... Charlie Moffett (uncredited)
John Elliott ... Hank (uncredited)
Robert Ellis ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Mary Gordon ... Lady in Tenement (uncredited)
Robert Gordon ... Bellboy (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham ... Babysitter (uncredited)
Douglas Haig ... Pete as a Boy (uncredited)
Hale Hamilton ... Cyrus Randall (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt ... Mr. Russell - Attorney (uncredited)

Marilyn Knowlden ... Ruth as a Girl (uncredited)
George J. Lewis ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis ... Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Long ... Man Who Tries to Pick Up Nasa (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas ... Child Welfare Official (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Extra at Party (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Fireman (uncredited)
Katherine Perry ... Maid (uncredited)
Eddie Phillips ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Julian Rivero ... José - the Guitarist (uncredited)
Bert Roach ... Man Who Picks Up Nasa (uncredited)
John Sheehan ... Drunken Tenant (uncredited)
John St. Polis ... Doctor Consoling Nasa (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward ... Second Lady in Tenement (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Hotel Steward (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Francis Dillon 
 
Writing credits
Edwin J. Burke (screenplay) (as Edwin Burke)

Tiffany Thayer (novel)

Produced by
Sam E. Rork .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Peter Brunelli (uncredited)
Arthur Lange (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lee Garmes 
 
Film Editing by
Harold D. Schuster (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Max Parker 
 
Costume Design by
Rita Kaufman (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Boland .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
E. Clayton Ward .... sound recordist
 
Stunts
Audrey Scott .... stunt double: Clara Bow (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Max M. Autrey .... still photographer (uncredited)
Hal Phyfe .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Cox .... wardrobe
Rita Kaufman .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Louis De Francesco .... musical director
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
88 min (FMC Library Print) (copyright length)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System)
Certification:
USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
Company:
Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Prints are rare. A fully restored print does exist, however, and is stored at the Museum of Modern Art. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Before Stonewall (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Oh! Susanna more

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Bow's Comeback, 16 June 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Call Her Savage (1932)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

"It" girl Clara Bow made her comeback with this at times raunchy Pre-Code that features the actress turning up the sex level. In the film she plays a wild child who goes through various up and downs throughout her life. This starts with stealing a husband (Monroe Owsley) from his wife (Thelma Todd), which turns into a disaster but these two will pop up again later in her life. As with Bow's characters life, this film is up and down from start to finish. At times the film comes off very sexy, at times it's funny, at times it's heartbreaking but there are other moments where the film comes off as pure camp. Since this is a Pre-Code we get all sorts of scenes where Bow is showing off her sexuality, which includes scenes showing off her legs and one memorable scene with her nipples showing through her clothes. Before we get to all the sexual stuff we have a prologue that tells us Bow's character is cursed by God due to her grandfather's bad doings behind the back of his wife. These religious elements come off very campy and really put the movie at a slow start. The reason to see this film is due to Bow's terrific performance. She was always great at being the wild child and her funny side has always been good and that continues to be the case here. What really works is her dramatic turns, which includes one heartbreaking scene that I won't ruin here. Bow's comeback would only last one more film, which is a shame because it's clear she hand more punch than a lot of the actresses of this era, which went onto have long careers.

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