''The First Year'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore, Katherine Perry, John Patrick, Frank Currier, and Frank Cooley. It is based on the 1920 play The First Year (play), of the same name by Frank Craven. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on January 24, 1926.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Tom and Grace Tucker have been married a year. Grace is discontented and wishes they had more money. Tom consoles her by the promise of what he will achieve by a prospective big business deal. He invites Mr. and Mrs. Barstow to dinner and has the former all hooked up for a real estate killing. Mr. Barstow is a railroad executive while his wife is a former showgirl. However, the inexperience of their maid Hattie makes the dinner less than ideal, and the arrival of Dick Loring and a chance conversational slip by Grace threatens to spoil the deal. Grace and Tom quarrel, and she leaves to go to her mother. Tom gets drunk, but closes the deal with Mr. Barstow, follows his wife, and they are reconciled.

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Preservation

Prints of ''The First Year'' exists at the Museum of Modern Art and George Eastman House.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The First Year''
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