When their mother dies in 1897, twelve-year-old Billy McGee and his angry, older sister leave Skagway, Alaska, to find their father who is trekking north to the Klondike to prospect for gold.
Presents three stories by Jack London written in the early twentieth century in which he explores the experiences of dogs and men in the northern wilderness.
An adaptation of Jack London's novel, which chronicles the adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Buck, a comfortable family dog, soon reverts to his wild nature after being shipped to Alaska and pressed into service as a sled dog during the gold rush of the 1890s.
Buck, a dog that has been forced into the harsh life of a sled dog, befriends a man seeking his fortune in the Klondike gold fields, and must ultimately decide whether to stay with his master or obey his instinct to join the wolves.
