''The Pride of Palomar'' is a 1922 American silent

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directed by Frank Borzage and written by Grant Carpenter, Peter B. Kyne, and John Lynch. The film stars

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, Marjorie Daw,

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, James O. Barrows,

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, and Alfred Allen. The film was released on November 26, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. A print of this film is preserved in the

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collection.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Pride of Palomar''
/ref> Set at the "Rancho El Palomar", it was filmed largely at Rancho Guajome and

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in Vista and Oceanside, CA, respectively. As such, it gives some valuable glimpses of these two historical sites as they were about a century ago (though the back of the ranch building was stuccoed for the movie, which one can still see at Guajome). It also shows a few scenes featuring

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s and dining cars of the 1920s. The movie was unusual in showing some kind of themed background to the intertitles.

Cast

Marjorie Daw and Forrest Stanley for The Pride of Palomar

as Don Mike Farrell * Marjorie Daw as Kay Parker *

as Pablo * James O. Barrows as Father Dominic *

as Don Miguel * Alfred Allen as John Parker * George Nichols as Conway *

Warner Oland Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances. He is most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American ...

as Okada *Mrs. Jessie Hebbard as Mrs. Parker *Percy Williams as Butler *

Anna Dodge Anna Dodge (October 18, 1867 – May 4, 1945) was an American silent film actress. Anna Dodge married silent film actor George Hernandez and was frequently credited as Anna Hernandez. Filmography 1910s * ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911) * ''O ...

as Caroline *

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as Lossolet *Carmen Arselle as Anita Supvelda *Eagle Eye as Nogi *Most Mattoe as Alexandria

References

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''The Pride of Palomar''
at silentera.com 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Frank Borzage American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub