Portrait of Jack Nelson

Directing

Jack Nelson

Career

Active from 1912 to 1935, busiest in 1913 and 1926 with 10 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score41/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Rawhide Terror
The Rawhide Terror
GoodWatch score41/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 5
  • Melodrama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Context 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Treasure Hunt 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Action-Packed 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

6 titles · average score 41
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
The Shadow of Silk Lennox (1935)

Director

The Rawhide Terror
The Rawhide Terror (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Screenplay

The Border Menace
The Border Menace (1934)

Director

Pirate Treasure
Pirate Treasure (1934)

Screenplay

Border Guns
Border Guns (1934)

Director

Two-Gun Caballero
Two-Gun Caballero (1931)

Screenplay, Director

1920s

31 titles
Tarzan the Mighty
Tarzan the Mighty (1928)

Director

The Shamrock and the Rose
The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)

Director

Perils of the Jungle
Perils of the Jungle (1927)

Director

Say It with Diamonds
Say It with Diamonds (1927)

Director

The Fighting Hombre
The Fighting Hombre (1927)

Director

The Call of the Wilderness
The Call of the Wilderness (1926)

Director

Sunshine of Paradise Alley
Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)

Director

The Fighting Boob
The Fighting Boob (1926)

Scenario Writer, Director

The Devil's Gulch
The Devil's Gulch (1926)

Director

Beyond the Rockies
Beyond the Rockies (1926)

Director

The Isle of Hope
The Isle of Hope (1925)

Director

One a Minute
One a Minute (1921)

Director

1910s

39 titles
The Haunted Bedroom
The Haunted Bedroom (1919)

as Daniel

When Do We Eat?
When Do We Eat? (1918)

as 'Soup' McCool

If My Country Should Call
If My Country Should Call (1916)

as Donald

The Better Man
The Better Man (1916)

as Jerry Henley

The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow (1915)

as Bill Todd

The Alien
The Alien (1915)

as Phil Griswold

Business Is Business
Business Is Business (1915)

as Xavier Lechat

The Riddle of the Wooden Leg
The Riddle of the Wooden Leg (1915)

as Sauntry

The Ferrets
The Ferrets (1913)

as Jim Stone of the Green Gang

Dixieland
Dixieland (1913)

as Farley - Emily's Brother

The Suwanee River
The Suwanee River (1913)

as Bob Lucas - the Colonel's Son

Geronimo’s Last Raid
Geronimo’s Last Raid (1912)

as James Random