▁and ▁la ps ed ▁into ▁the ▁public ▁domain ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁along ▁with ▁all ▁remaining ▁American ▁works ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁la ps ed . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁A ▁German ▁She ph erd ▁pu ppy ▁(' the ▁Wolf - D og ') ▁is ▁adopted ▁by ▁a ▁w olf ▁pack ▁in ▁northern ▁Canada . ▁Several ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁becomes ▁good ▁friends ▁with ▁a ▁French ▁fur - tra pper ▁called ▁Gabriel ▁Dup re . ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁trad ing ▁post ▁manager ▁plots ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁Dup re ▁and ▁ste al ▁Dup re ' s ▁sweet heart . ▁The ▁Wolf - D og ▁runs ▁away ▁after ▁being ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁of ▁attack ing ▁a ▁baby , ▁but ▁his ▁name ▁is ▁ultimately ▁cleared ▁and ▁Dup re ▁brings ▁him ▁back . ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁Wolf - D og ▁k ills ▁the ▁villa in ous ▁manager . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Cla ire ▁Adams ▁as ▁Fel ice ▁Mc T av ish ▁R in ▁T in ▁T in ▁as ▁The ▁Wolf - D og ▁Walter ▁McG ra il ▁as ▁Gabriel ▁Dup re ▁Pat ▁Hart igan ▁as ▁Sh ad ▁Gall ow ay ▁My rt le ▁O wen ▁as ▁Marie ▁Charles ▁Stevens ▁as ▁' The ▁Fox ' ▁Fred ▁H unt ley ▁as ▁Scot ty ▁Mc T av ish ▁ ▁Production ▁Warner ▁Brothers ▁decided ▁to ▁invest ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁producing ▁the ▁screen play ▁as ▁written ▁by ▁R in ▁T in