Pals First

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 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)

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]