Pals in Paradise
{{short description|1926 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pals in Paradise
| image = Pals in Paradise poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = George B. Seitz
| producer = John C. Flinn
| writer = Peter B. Kyne
| starring = Rudolph Schildkraut
| cinematography = Georges Benoît
| editing =
| distributor = Producers Distributing Corporation(PDC)
| released = {{film date|1926|11|22}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Pals in Paradise is a 1926 American silent western comedy film directed by George B. Seitz.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/105446/Pals-in-Paradise/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104160334/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/105446/Pals-in-Paradise/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |date=2012 |title=NY Times: Pals in Paradise |access-date=June 19, 2011 }} The film was shot in Europe.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PalsInParadise1926.html |title= Progressive Silent Film List: Pals in Paradise |access-date=June 19, 2011|work=silentera.com}}
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=Pals in Paradise |journal=The Film Daily |volume=38 |issue=61 |date=December 12, 1926 |page=12 |url=https://archive.org/details/filmdaily3738newy/page/1458/mode/1up |publisher=Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. |location=New York City |accessdate=31 December 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Bill Harvey comes across an old mine claim and discovers the grave of the owner, whose rights to the claim have lapsed. Bill settles in and calls the place Paradise. To paradise come Abie and Esther along with their equipment to start a general store in a small western town. They open their store and Abie and Bill become fast friends. Esther, however, is the boss of the store. She becomes a staunch follower of Jerry Howard, who arrives in Paradise to recover her father's claim to the old mine. Bill refuses to give it up so Jerry and Esther take sides against Bill and Abie. There is a good deal of comedy related to Esther's stand. A trio of crooks arrive and plan to rob Bill of his gold. They fail, and Jerry and Bill marry while Ester and Abie make up.
Cast
- Rudolph Schildkraut as Abraham Lezinsky
- John Bowers as Bill Harvey
- Marguerite De La Motte as Geraldine 'Jerry' Howard
- May Robson as Esther Lezinsky
- Alan Brooks as John Kenton
- Ernie Adams as Butterfly Kid
- Bruce Gordon as Gentleman Phil
Preservation
Witn no prints of Pals in Paradise located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8153/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Pals in Paradise] it is a lost film.
References
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External links
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- {{AFI film|1618|Pals in Paradise}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0017246|title=Pals in Paradise}}
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{{Peter B. Kyne}}
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films directed by George B. Seitz
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Producers Distributing Corporation films
Category:1920s English-language films
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