Back to God's Country

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name = Back to God's Country


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director = David Hartford
producer = James Oliver Curwood
Ernest Shipman (Uncredited)
writer = James Oliver Curwood
Nell Shipman
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cinematography = Dal Clawson
Joseph Walker
editing = Cyril Gardner
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released = October 27 1919
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country = CAN
language = Silent film
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imdb_id = 0009900

"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.

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.

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)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009900/ Back to God's Country at Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=44&csid1=4&navid=87&fid3=555&offset= Canadian Film Encyclopedia]