Personal Info
Birth date
1882-10-15 (142 Years)
Day of death
1948-11-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also known as
-Jack Nelson
Biography
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Filmography
The Rawhide Terror
4.2
Overview:
Twelve renegades dressed as Indians kill the parents of two brothers. The brothers who have similar birth marks then separate. Ten years later a man known as the Rawhide Terror is murdering the renegades who are now town citizens. Everyone is after the Rawhide Terror and the two brothers are destined to meet again.The Call of the Wilderness
NYR
Overview:
In a small western town, a man meets a girl whose father is a land agent. To please her, he buys a plot of land from her father. Next thing he knows, he's mixed up in a plot to drive him off his land.Rough-Riding Romance
NYR
Overview:
Dreamer dairyman Phineas Dobbs of Cow Hollow suddenly acquires a fortune when oil is discovered on his ranch, and celebrates by throwing a party for the whole town. One day a young woman comes to town, delayed by train trouble. Dobbs rescues her from the town bully, and agrees to follow her to San Francisco.The Shamrock and the Rose
5.5
Overview:
The neighborly "feud" between a Jewish and an Irish families escalates when two of their youngsters fall in love.I Am Guilty
NYR
Overview:
Connie (Louise Glaum) is married to attorney Robert MacNair (Mahlon Hamilton). When he leaves town on a business trip, her friend from the old days, Molly May (May Hopkins), invites her to a party. Connie, who misses her old life, decides to go under an assumed name. Teddy Garrick, the host (Joseph Kilgour), makes a play for her and she burns her shoulder trying to get away from him. Dillon, a burglar who is hiding in the house (George Cooper), surreptitiously presses a gun into Connie's hand from behind a curtain. As Garrick comes toward her he is shot dead.The Lesson
NYR
Overview:
Rosie Lee, the shabby, wan-faced daughter of "Daddy" Lee, a humble laboring man, becomes engaged to Jerry Brooks. Shortly afterwards, "Daddy" meets with a serious accident, and Rosie is forced to seek work as a ribbon clerk in a large department store in an effort to keep the wolf from the door and provide food and medicine for her aged fatherOne a Minute
6.3
Overview:
An excellent silent comedy starring unjustly forgotten star Douglas MacLean. Its indictment of pharmaceutical entrepreneurs is far sharper than Side Effects'.Love Madness
NYR
Overview:
When respectable Lloyd Norwood becomes infatuated with moll Goldie Lewis, he falls into a life of debasement, which results in his being accused of the murder of gangland henchman Joe the Swell. Norwood's wife Mary, convinced of her husband's innocence, determines to clear his name. Disguising herself as a vamp and infiltrating the underworld, Mary extracts a confession from the real murderer, Pussyfoot Connor, who is duped by Mary into believing that he sees the ghost of the murdered man. Later, in order to have witnesses to the story, Mary takes a midnight dinner with gang leader Jack Frost, arousing the jealousy of Connor, who enters and accuses Frost of instigating the murder. The police, alerted to the scheme, rush in and arrest the criminals.The Wilderness Trail
NYR
Overview:
Set in the Northwoods of Canada, Tom Mix stars as Donald MacTavish, the newly appointed head commissioner of the Hudson's Bay Company. This promotion infuriates MacTavish's rival Angus Fitzpatrick (Frank Clark) who wanted the job. Angus Fitzpatrick takes his anger and resentment out on MacTavish then sets out to get MacTavish fired.The Shadow of Silk Lennox
4.8
Overview:
A crooked nightclub owner, pretending to go straight, is forced to kill a henchman when the latter tries to run off with the gang's latest haul.When Do We Eat?
NYR
Overview:
Impersonating Little Eva in a third-rate travelling production of Uncle Tom's Cabin fails to earn Nora enough for a square daily meal, and to make thing worse, her stage career comes to a sudden end when the sheriff arrives with a writ of seizure. Nora hops a passing freight but is frightened by a tramp, jumps off, and literally rolls into the town of Wattelville. After being arrested as a suspicious character, Nora is adopted by the kindly Ma Forbes, whose son James works in the local bank. "Pug" Hennessy and "Soup" McCool, two crooks, inveigle the scrupulously honest James into a poker game and, as a result, he is forced to steal $300 from the bank to cover his losses. Impersonating expert safe-cracker Velvet Mary, Nora helps the crooks to break into the bank, but upon opening the safe, she sounds the alarm, and the crooks are arrested. Having learned his lesson, James proposes to Nora, who never again is forced to go hungry.The Lash of Power
NYR
Overview:
John Rand, having lived in a small town his entire life, dreams of possessing wealth and power in New York. Napoleon Bonaparte has long been his ideal, and one day he feels a message from the departed general urging him to take up the fight for world supremacy. He goes to the city ready to begin the battle, and there, aided by his Napoleonic visions, John amasses a great fortune, ruthlessly destroying everyone who presents an obstacle to his lust for power.If My Country Should Call
6.5
Overview:
A doctor is called to the home of a young man who wants to enlist in the Army.The Rookie's Return
NYR
Overview:
A young soldier is discharged from the service and has trouble making a living. However, when he inherits a great deal of money, he finds his troubles only beginning.Pirate Treasure
4
Overview:
An accomplished aviator sets out to locate treasure hidden by one of his ancestors. He encounters interference from various adversaries.The Isle of Hope
4
Overview:
A ship captain's beautiful daughter and a wealthy playboy who is searching for buried treasure find themselves stranded on a desert island.A Jewel in Pawn
NYR
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Widow Martin struggles to rear her little daughter Nora amid the squalor of the slums yet imbue her with the refinement to which she had been accustomed in her girlhood.The Spotted Lily
NYR
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Wracked with illness and discarded by a wealthy and unscrupulous aristocrat, Yvonne Lamour seeks out her former sweetheart Anatole in order to beg him to care for her infant daughter Yvonne. She finds him in a monastery, now Pere Anatole, having joined to ease the pain of her leaving him. Soon after, Yvonne dies and little Yvonne grows to adulthood and falls in love with Jean Duval, a young violinist. When the war devastates the land, Anatole flees to America, taking Jean and Yvonne with him. There, beset by poverty, Jean endeavors to earn a living by playing the violin, but fails. In desperation, he pawns his violin to buy food and falls victim to the charms of Sonia Maroff, a wealthy woman whose fancy he has captured.23 1/2 Hours' Leave
NYR
Overview:
Brash young Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can have breakfast with his commanding general. But a couple of enemy spies, intent on infiltrating the training camp, get in the way of Sgt. Gray's plans.The Prince of Pep
NYR
Overview:
Doctor James Leland is a successful doctor engaged to nurse Marion Nord. Working late one night he discovers his assistant stealing the supply of cocaine. The doctor is knocked unconscious and his body is dump assuming, incorrectly, that the good doctor is dead.Border Guns
NYR
Overview:
A cowboy drifting around the border gets mixed up with Mexican revolutionary gun smuggling when he becomes friends and rivals with the chief smuggler.The Flash of Fate
2
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When his father commits suicide after being ruined by dishonest stockbroker Abner Hinman, Randolph Shorb resolves to gain revenge and rebuild his fortune by whatever means necessary.The Dead Line
NYR
Overview:
An old prospector, is found murdered and Sonora Slim is accused of the crime. The real killer is actually Silver Sam McGee.Life of an Actress
NYR
Overview:
The film explores the journey of Nora Dowen as she rises to fame and stardom, facing the challenges and temptations that come with the industry.Through Thick and Thin
NYR
Overview:
An undercover agent tracks a gang of drug smugglers to their headquarters in Mexico, a nightclub, where he manages to get a job as a bouncer. There he meets and falls for a pretty young woman, whose father happens to be the man the agent suspects of heading the gang.The Border Menace
3
Overview:
Ranger Bill Williams goes to prison to get information on Chuck Adams. Then a fake posse chase gets him invited into Adams' gang. But just as he learns who Adams' boss is and is about to make his move, his cell mate who escaped from prison returns to identify him.The Dude Cowboy
NYR
Overview:
A rancher, smitten with a pretty young girl he meets, hires himself out to her as a chauffeur, only to find out that she's on her way to his ranch. In order not to look foolish he keeps up the pretense, but his crooked ranch foreman eventually brings matters to a head.Bulldog Pluck
NYR
Overview:
The story of a decent, law-abiding saloon owner who gets himself in trouble with the corrupt city fathers when he attempts to close down the town's watering holes at midnight and on Sundays.The Trouble Chaser
NYR
Overview:
Hector, who was reared by a maiden aunt, decides to leave his sheltered life and become a reporter. At the newspaper where he has works, Hector becomes friendly with a young female reporter, who uses the byline "Firefly" for a series of articles intended to expose a notorious café. At the same time, Hector's aunt, head of the local Purity League, gives a stirring speech to the membership about ridding their community of the café. The young woman enlists Hector's aid and together they gain enough evidence to close the café.Acting
1920Love Madness as Pussyfoot Connor
1919The Haunted Bedroom as Daniel
191923 1/2 Hours' Leave as General's Aide
1919Rough-Riding Romance as Pietro, The Spy
1919The Wilderness Trail as Half-Breed
1919Fighting for Gold as Curley Brandon
1919The Girl Dodger as Billy
1918The Cabaret Girl as Percival Terwiller
1918When Do We Eat? as 'Soup' McCool
1918Riders of the Purple Sage as Cowboy
1918Winner Takes All as Banjo Gibson
1918The Flash of Fate as Joe Freeman
1917The Lash of Power as Oliver Mullen
1917The Scarlet Pimpernel as Armand St. Just
1917The Man Trap as Burton Grange
1917The Spotted Lily as Pere Anatole
1917A Jewel in Pawn as Percival Van Dyke
1916The Better Man as Jerry Henley
1916If My Country Should Call as Donald
1915The Long Chance as Bob McGraw
1915The Alien as Phil Griswold
1915The Secret of Lost River as Ramon Valdez
1915A Case of Poison as Mr. Barr
1915The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow as Bill Todd
1913The Finger Print as Dan Wood
1913The Suwanee River as Bob Lucas - the Colonel's Son
1913The Post-Impressionists as Dick Carew
1913Roses of Yesterday as Jack - John Ralston's Nephew
1913Dixieland as Farley - Emily's Brother
1913Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy as Watershine
1913The Ex-Convict as Frank Fink - the Degenerate Convict
1913The Ferrets as Jim Stone of the Green Gang
1913A Husband Won by Election as Unknown
1913The Lesson as Jerry Brooks - Rosie's Sweetheart
1913A Loyal Deserter as Paul Worthington
1912Geronimo’s Last Raid as James Random
Directing
1935The Shadow of Silk Lennox ... Director
1934The Border Menace ... Director
1934The Rawhide Terror ... Director
1934Border Guns ... Director
1931Two-Gun Caballero ... Director
1928Tarzan the Mighty ... Director
1927Through Thick and Thin ... Director
1927Perils of the Jungle ... Director
1927Bulldog Pluck ... Director
1927Say It with Diamonds ... Director
1927The Shamrock and the Rose ... Director
1927Life of an Actress ... Director
1926The Trouble Chaser ... Director
1926Sunshine of Paradise Alley ... Director
1926The Call of the Wilderness ... Director
1926The Dude Cowboy ... Director
1926The Dead Line ... Director
1926Modern Youth ... Director
1925The Prince of Pep ... Director
1925The Isle of Hope ... Director
1925The Mysterious Stranger ... Director
1924A Fighting Heart ... Director
1921One a Minute ... Director
1921I Am Guilty ... Director
1921The Home Stretch ... Director
1920The Rookie's Return ... Director
Writing
1934The Rawhide Terror ... Screenplay
1934Pirate Treasure ... Screenplay
1931Two-Gun Caballero ... Screenplay
1924A Fighting Heart ... Story