Bobby Nelson

The son of B-Western and serial director Jack Nelson, little Bobby Nelson starred in one of the silent era's last western series, Universal's The Pioneer Kid. All 13 mini-Westerns were directed by Jack Nelson, who also helmed The White Gorilla (released 1947), a bizarre jungle melodrama filmed in the 1930s and incorporating footage from several silent serials. The ill-begotten result, featuring Bobby, was released in 1935. He also appeared in four very low-budget westerns, starring non-entity Rex Lease. Today, Bobby Nelson is probably best remembered as Tom Keene's juvenile sidekick in Partners (1932).