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Call Her Savage

1932 · 88 min · Director: John Francis Dillon

Call Her Savage (1932) is a drama, directed by John Francis Dillon. It stars Clara Bow and Gilbert Roland. The 88-minute film holds an audience score of 5.8/10.

What Call Her Savage Is About

Nasa Springer is a Texan, fast and short tempered, storming through life until her luck runs out. What follows is a fall from wealth into poverty and an unexpected discovery about her own past. It is a late film in Clara Bow's career and it pushes at the limits of the period before Hollywood tightened its own rules. One scene in it is counted among the earliest views inside a gay bar in mainstream American cinema. At the same time, the question of ancestry the story rests on uses the period's stereotypes about Indigenous people exactly as they were. John Francis Dillon directed.

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What is Call Her Savage about?

Nasa Springer is a Texan, fast and short tempered, storming through life until her luck runs out. What follows is a fall from wealth into poverty and an unexpected discovery about her own past.

Where can I watch Call Her Savage?

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How long is Call Her Savage?

Call Her Savage runs for 88 minutes (1h 28m).

When did Call Her Savage come out?

Call Her Savage was released in 1932.

Who directed Call Her Savage?

Call Her Savage was directed by John Francis Dillon.

Who stars in Call Her Savage?

Call Her Savage stars Clara Bow, Gilbert Roland, Thelma Todd, Monroe Owsley.

What is Call Her Savage's rating?

Call Her Savage holds 7.0/10 on IMDb and 5.8/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.

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