Pals First

Pals First
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Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Written by	Lee Wilson Dodd (play) Lois Leeson Olga Printzlau Ralph Spence
Based on	Pals First by Francis Perry Elliott
Produced by	Edwin Carewe
Starring	Dolores del Río Lloyd Hughes Alec B. Francis
Cinematography	Robert Kurrle
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	August 8, 1926 (1926-08-08)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Pals First is a 1926 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe. It stars Dolores del Río and Lloyd Hughes. Edwin Carewe directed the earlier 1918 version for Yorke Film Corporation also titled Pals First.^[1]

Cast

• Dolores del Río as Jeanne Lamont
• Lloyd Hughes as Richard Castleman / Danny Rowland
• Alec B. Francis as Dominie
• George Cooper as The Squirrel
• Edward Earle as Dr. Harry Shilton
• Hamilton Morse as Judge Lamont
• George H. Reed as Uncle Alex
• Alice Nichols as Aunt Caroline
• Alice Belcher as Charley Anderson
• Margaret Gray as Girl (uncredited)

Production

Pals First was the first film starring Dolores del Rio. For its advertising, First National circulated a photo in major film magazines in which Dolores wore a comb, with photos of six male stars of the production company.^[2]

Preservation

With no prints of Pals First located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.^[4]

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Pals First
2. Ramón, David (1997). Dolores del Río vol. I: Un cuento de hadas (Dolores del Río vol. I: A Fairy Tale). México: Clío. p. 26. ISBN 968-6932-36-4.
3. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Pals First
4. Pals First at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost 1926 First National films

External links

• Pals First at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie