Back to God's Country
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| Directed by | David Hartford |
| Produced by | James Oliver Curwood Ernest Shipman (Uncredited) |
| Written by | James Oliver Curwood Nell Shipman |
| Cinematography | Dal Clawson Joseph Walker |
| Editing by | Cyril Gardner |
| Release date(s) | October 27, 1919 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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Back to God's Country is a 1919 Canadian drama film directed by David Hartford. It is one of the earliest Canadian feature films. The film starred Canadian actress Nell Shipman. With an estimated budget over over $67,000, it became one of the first major Canadian pictures.
[edit] Plot
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores (Nell Shipman) 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 defenseless as they drop anchor in a remote harbor.
[edit] Cast
- Nell Shipman ... Dolores LeBeau
- Charles Arling ... 'Sealskin' Blake
- Wheeler Oakman ... Peter Burke
- Wellington A. Playter ... Captain Rydal (as Wellington Plater)
- Iron Eyes Cody ... Indian (unconfirmed)
- Ronald Byram ... Peter Burke (original casting) (uncredited)
- William Colvin ... Mountie Shot by Rydal (uncredited)
- Roy Laidlaw ... Baptiste LeBeau, Dolores' Father (uncredited)
- Kewpie Morgan ... Bully in Bar Who Shoots Chinaman (uncredited)
- Charles B. Murphy ... The Half-Breed (uncredited)
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