Jack Nelson
Directing
Biography
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Born: October 15, 1882
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Known For
If My Country Should Call
A doctor is called to the home of a young man who wants to enlist in the Army.
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
One of the earliest westerns directed by William S. Hart. In this film Sferiff Hale (Hart) lets a villain escape to pay his 'debt' to him, at the risk of designation.
A Loyal Deserter
Paul Worthington, a Federal private, receives a letter from their family physician apprising him of the dangerous illness of his mother. He takes the letter to the commanding officer with a request for a "leave of absence," but Col. Colfax refuses emphatically. Paul determines to visit his mother at any cost, however, realizing the gravity of his offense at the time of war. He leaves the camp, does his filial duty, and while at home General Buchner and his aides from the Confederate side use the lower part of the house for a consultation as it is in the war zone. Paul manages to overhear an important plan to trap General Grant. He memorizes, gets through the lines, warns the great Commander in time, and is pardoned for his loyal desertion.
The Flash of Fate
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.
Business Is Business
Nouveau riche Isidore Lechat, who lives in a castle in the south of France, believes that business is the most important thing, but remains attached to his children. Lechat, who does not let his wife appear at banquets because of her slovenly appearance, begins an affair in Paris with Celeste St. Jean, a friend of his dissolute son Xavier. Lechat offers to pay Xavier's debts if he gets his friend's father, the Minister of War, to lift restrictions on the operation of a mine in French Africa which Lechat optioned.
A Jewel in Pawn
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 Man Trap
Framed by police inspector Finch and his managing editor, R. H. Steadman, to cover up their own crooked work, reporter John Mull languishes in prison until he escapes, determined to wreak vengeance.
Roses of Yesterday
John Ralston and his nephew, John Ralston, Jr., familiarly known as "Jack" live in a New York suburb, but have their business in the city. One day Jack finds a pretty fan on the seat of a street car. Upon looking, he discovers the owner's name, "Cyrilla Drew, Glenridge, N.Y.," written upon the stick. Imagining Cyrilla to be a pretty young girl, he writes her a note suggesting that he return the fan in person.
Riders of the Purple Sage
Lassiter quits the Texas Rangers and spends his life in pursuit of a group of Mormons who kidnapped his married sister. In a town on the Utah border, he meets the Withersteens and falls in love with their daughter, Jane. He also befriends Venters, and helps him track down some bandits who have been rustling the Withersteens' cattle.
The Lash of Power
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.
Filmography
as Pussyfoot Connor
as Daniel
as General's Aide
as Pietro, The Spy
as Half-Breed
as Curley Brandon
as Billy
as Dale Morgan
as Percival Terwiller
as 'Soup' McCool
as Cowboy
as Banjo Gibson
as Ross
as Joe Freeman
as Oliver Mullen
as Armand St. Just
as Burton Grange
as Pere Anatole
as Percival Van Dyke
as Donald
as Charlie Larkin
as Bob McGraw
as Xavier Lechat
as Sauntry
as Mr. Barr
as Bill Todd
as Dan Wood
as Bob Lucas - the Colonel's Son
as Jack - John Ralston's Nephew
as Farley - Emily's Brother
as Frank Fink - the Degenerate Convict
as Jim Stone of the Green Gang
as Jerry Brooks - Rosie's Sweetheart
as Paul Worthington