''Pals First'' is a lost 1926 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

produced and directed by

Edwin Carewe Edwin Carewe (March 3, 1883 – January 22, 1940) was an American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His birth name was Jay John Fox; he was born in Gainesville, Texas. Career After brief studies at the Universities of ...

. It stars

Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ...

and Lloyd Hughes. Edwin Carewe directed the earlier 1918 version for Yorke Film Corporation. It was also called ''Pals First''.

Cast

as Jeanne Lamont * Lloyd Hughes as Richard Castleman / Danny Rowland *

Alec B. Francis Alec B. Francis (born Alec Francis Budd, 2 December 1867 – 6 July 1934) was an English actor, largely of the silent era. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1911 and 1934. Biography Francis was born in Suffolk, England. He studied law ...

as Dominie * George Cooper as The Squirrel *

Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ...

as Dr. Harry Shilton * Hamilton Morse as Judge Lamont *

George H. Reed George H. Reed was an American actor working in the Hollywood film industry in both the silent and sound eras. His first major film was the 1920 ''Huckleberry Finn'' where he played Jim. He is also remembered for the film ''The Green Pastures' ...

as Uncle Alex * Alice Nichols as Aunt Caroline * Alice Belcher as Charley Anderson * Margaret Gray as Girl (uncredited)

Comments

''Pals First'' was the first film starring Dolores del Rio. For its advertising the First National circulated a photo in major film magazines, which Dolores wore a comb, with photos of six male stars of the production company.

References

External links

Pals First at IMDb.com
* 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films Lost American drama films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films First National Pictures films Films directed by Edwin Carewe 1926 lost films English-language drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub