New Edition C1923. New Readers Library Edition with the wrapper displaying a scene from the film. Undated. The Call of the Wild was an American silent adventure film written and directed by Fred Jackman and produced by Hal Roach in 1923. Book is very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pages age toned. The wrapper is very good and quite bright. Small loss to top edges. Light edge rubbing and nicks.