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]

Pals First
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Directed byEdwin Carewe
Written byLee Wilson Dodd (play)
Lois Leeson
Olga Printzlau
Ralph Spence
Based onPals First
by Francis Perry Elliott
Produced byEdwin Carewe
StarringDolores del Río
Lloyd Hughes
Alec B. Francis
CinematographyRobert Kurrle
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 1926 (1926-08-08)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

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Production

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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

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

References

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  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
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