''Captain Nell'' is a 1911 silent drama short directed by

Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over ...

. It was produced by Edison Manufacturing Company and distributed by

General Film Company The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Pictu ...

Cast

Miriam Nesbitt Miriam Nesbitt (September 14, 1873 in Chicago – August 11, 1954 in Hollywood) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Born Miriam Schanke or Skanke, she studied at the Stanhope-Wheatcroft Dramatic School, before landing a part in Da ...

- Captain Nell of the Salvation Army * Charles Ogle - Mr. Randolph, Harry's Father *William West - The Confidential Clerk *

Guy Coombs Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in Washington, D. C. and died in Los Angeles, California. He left films in 1922 to work in real-es ...

- Harry Randolph, the Son

References

External links

Captain Nell at IMDb.com
1911 short films 1911 films Edison Manufacturing Company films American black-and-white films American silent short films Films directed by Edwin S. Porter 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub