The 4 Dec 1922 FD announced Hal Roach’s acquisition of motion picture rights for the 1903 Jack London novel. Principal photography was to begin “immediately” at Yellowstone National Park. The Mar 1923 AmCin reported additional location filming in Truckee, CA. On 18 Apr 1923, FD announced the completion of photography. A news item in the May 1923 AmCin stated that production took place over “required five months and several thousand miles of travel.” Actor Melbourne MacDowell was included among the cast.
       The 1 Sep 1923 Motion Picture News stated that Hal Roach Studios held a special screening for more than twenty veterans of the Klondike Gold Rush depicted in London’s novel. All reportedly approved the film.
       The Call of the Wild premiered the week of 22 Jul 1923 at the California Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The engagement was extended into the following month, during which the picture opened at Miller’s Theatre on 12 Aug 1923, according to the 18 Aug 1923 Motion Picture News. The film was released nationwide on 23 Sep 1923. Reviews were generally positive. On 8 Dec 1923, Motion Picture News announced that Roach cut several minutes from the seven-reel picture, in keeping with his rule that none of the studio’s releases should exceed six reels.
       Call of the Wild was Roach’s first feature-length picture, as noted in the 9 Mar 1923 FD. The Dec 1923 Motion Picture revealed that, some years earlier, producer Sol Lesser also planned to make a film of the novel, and arranged the training of a St. Bernard puppy for that purpose, naming him “Buck” after Jack London’s canine protagonist. According to the 8 Dec 1923 Motion Picture News, Roach purchased the dog for his production.
       The Call of the Wild was restored by Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation with support from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).