Nugget Nell

Set against the dust‑kissed mesas of an untamed mining frontier, Nugget Nell follows the eponymous proprietor of a raucous hash house—Dorothy Gish’s spirited, tomboyish heroine—as she wrestles with unreciprocated affection for the earnest sheriff, Big‑Hearted Jim. When an aging prospector entrusts her with his enigmatic "child," a statuesque six‑foot woman whose very presence upends conventional expectations, Nell obliges, discovering a tenderness that transcends physicality. The plot thickens when a polished City Chap arrives to supervise a distant claim, his gaze snagged by the ingénue he encountered on a stagecoach, leaving Nell’s yearning unacknowledged. In a desperate bid for his attention, she pilfers haute attire, only to stumble comically in French high‑heels. After a daring rescue of the Chap from marauding outlaws, Nell shelters him in an abandoned shack, only to watch the outlaws abduct the "child" and ignite the structure. Jim, wielding a lasso with cinematic flair, thwarts the bandits, saves Nell, and, in the blaze of revelation, she finally surrenders to the steadfast love she had long ignored.