Nell Shipman
Acting
Biography
Canadian-born actress, writer, director, producer and animal trainer Nell Shipman was best known for writing and acting in several James Oliver Curwood stories and for her portrayals of strong, adventurous women
Born: October 25, 1892
Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
The Grub Stake
A young woman is lured to the Yukon by a gambler with promises of marriage and a grubstake for a gold mine. She takes her ailing father with her, only to discover when she gets there that the gambler was lying to her and actually planned to sell her to a dance hall. She gathers her father and an old miner she has met, takes a dogsled and supplies from the gambler and the three of them head for the wilderness to look for a lost gold claim the old miner has been looking for.
Back to God's Country
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores marries Peter. While they're at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.
Something New
A young woman visiting in Mexico is kidnapped by a gang of bandits, who drag her through the rugged wilderness to their hideout. She manages to leave word for her friend Bill, who knows the country well. But when Bill cannot find a horse, his only available form of transportation is his roadster. Nevertheless, he is determined to come to her rescue, even though it means trying to drive the car across miles of rocky, broken terrain.
Baree, Son of Kazan
From James Oliver Curwood's novel about a wolfdog.
Fires of Conscience
George Baxter presents his new wife, Margery. Paul Sneed, Baxter's neighbor, knew Margery before the marriage. When Baxter returns home unexpectedly one night, he finds Sneed and his wife together. As Sneed runs away, Baxter shoots and kills him. Both Margery and Sneed's father, Judge Randolph Sneed, witness the shooting.
The Light on Lookout Mountain
The Light on Lookout Mountain is a silent adventure drama.
Trail of the North Wind
Trail of the North Wind is a silent 1924 adventure film.
Through the Wall
Through the Wall is a silent 1916 film
The Black Wolf
In the Spanish Mountains, the Black Wolf, a bandit, reigns at the head of his band, known as "The Charcoal Burners."
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
Ed Wetherford becomes an outlaw and, to escape imprisonment, abandons his wife Eliza and daughter Virginia. After attending college in the East, Virginia returns to California, where she meets and falls in love with Ross Cavanaugh, a United States ranger.
Filmography
as Dreena
as Dreena
as Faith Diggs
as Neeka Le Mort / Marion Carslake
as Rich woman who gives reward, back to camera
as A Young Woman Writer
as Dolores LeBeau
as Theresa Kane
as Nepeese
as Cynthia Stewart
as Clara
as Virginia Wetherford
as Winifred Hollywood
as Dona Isabel
as Alice Kittredge
as Nell Blythe