The Primal Call

{{Short description|1911 silent film by D. W. Griffith}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Primal Call

| image =

| caption =

| director = D. W. Griffith

| producer =

| writer = Emmett C. Hall

| starring = Wilfred Lucas

| music =

| cinematography = G. W. Bitzer

| studio = Biograph Company

| distributor = General Film Company

| released = {{film date|1911|6|22}}

| runtime = 17 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

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The Primal Call is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PrimalCall1911.html |title=Silent Era: The Primal Call |access-date=2008-07-07|work=silentera}}