Big Pal
{{short description|1925 film}}
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| name = Big Pal
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| director = John G. Adolfi
| producer = William Russell
| writer = Jules Furthman
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| starring = {{ubl|William Russell|Julanne Johnston|Mary Carr}}
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| studio = William Russell Productions
| distributor = Henry Ginsberg Distributing Company
Wardour Films (UK)
| released = {{Film date|1925|09| }}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
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Big Pal is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring William Russell, Julanne Johnston and Mary Carr.Munden p. 58[https://web.archive.org/web/20150918193322/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2864 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Big Pal](Wayback) It was released in Britain in 1926, distributed by Wardour Films.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |last=Pardy |first=George T. |author-link= |title=Pre-Release Review of Features: Big Pal |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=33 |issue=8 |pages=913 |date=20 February 1926 |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |location=New York City, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpic33moti/page/n932/mode/1up |access-date=21 March 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Judge Truscott's daughter Helen spurns his wealthy lifestyle and goes to do social work in poorer neighborhoods. She is saved from a runaway horse accident by Dan Williams, champion pugilist, and a warm friendship develops between them. On the eve of a championship battle, Dan's favorite nephew, little Johnny, is abducted by criminals, and Dan is notified that unless he quits during the fifth round of the boxing match, the lad's life will be sacrificed. He decides to lose, but, as the fifth round approaches, Helen appears ringside along with Johnny, who had escaped his abductors. Dan cuts loose, winning the match and the affections of Helen.
Cast
- William Russell as Dan Williams
- Julanne Johnston as Helen Truscott
- Mary Carr as Mary Williams
- Mickey Bennett as Johnny Williams
- Hayden Stevenson as Tim Williams
- Henry A. Barrows as Judge Truscott
- Frank Hagney as Bill Hogan
- William Bailey as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Buck Black as One of the Kids (uncredited)
- Alison Skipworth as Agatha Briggs, truant officer (uncredited)
Preservation
A restored copy of Big Pal exists at the Library of Congress.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3740/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Big Pal]
References
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Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0015623}}
- [https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs02133578/ Big Pal] is available at the Library of Congress website
- {{YouTube|DSQel_ckJ28|Big Pal}}
{{John G. Adolfi}}
Category:1920s sports drama films
Category:Films directed by John G. Adolfi
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American boxing films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent American sports drama films
Category:English-language sports drama films
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