The Grub-Stake Explained

The Grub-Stake
Director:	Bert Van Tuyle
Producer:	Nell Shipman Bert Van Tuyle
Cinematography:	Joseph Walker Robert Newhard
Editing:	Nell Shipman
Studio:	Nell Shipman Productions Sierra Pictures
Distributor:	American Releasing Corporation Aywon Film Corporation
Runtime:	99 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Grub-Stake is a 1923 American silent Western film produced by and starring Nell Shipman. It was directed by Shipman's partner Bert Van Tuyle. It is considered an independent film.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Nell Shipman as Faith Diggs
• Alfred Allen as Mark Leroy
• Walt Whitman as Skipper Diggs
• Lillian Leighton as Dawson Kate
• George Berrell as Malamute Mike
• Hugh Thompson as Jeb, Kate's son
• C. K. Van Auker as the mounty
• Ah Wing as Leroy's manservant
• Marjorie Warfield as art student
• Lloyd Peters

Preservation

A copy of The Grub-Stake is in the BFI National Archive.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GrubStake1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Grub-Stake
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9524 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Grub-Stake
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.271/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database The Grub-Stake