''Three Pals'' is a 1926 American
silent romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Wilbur McGaugh and
Bruce Mitchell and starring
Marilyn Mills
Marilyn Mills (1903 – 1956) was a Dutch-born American film actress of the silent era, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films.
Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles.
Be ...
,
Josef Swickard and
William H. Turner.
Gary Cooper
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made one of his earliest screen appearances as an
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Cast
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Marilyn Mills
Marilyn Mills (1903 – 1956) was a Dutch-born American film actress of the silent era, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films.
Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles.
Be ...
as Betty Girard
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Josef Swickard as Col. Girard
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William H. Turner as Maj. Wingate
* Martin Turner as Uncle Lude
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Ralph Emerson as Larry Wingate
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James McLaughlin as Wingate's Secretary
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Gary Cooper
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as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
Preservation status
The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Three Pals''
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References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1926 films
1920s romance films
American romance films
Films directed by Bruce M. Mitchell
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
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