To that end i watched just pals 1920, a short and sweet 50minute film jones starred in for ford who incidentally was billed as jack ford, not john. John wayne had a minor role in the film theatrical poster for the 1920 swedish silent film the parsons widow prastankan. Just pals 1920 john ford directs buck jones, helen ferguson and georgie stone in this touching silent drama. Details about the hockey champ fridge magnet 6x8 donald. Rent just pals 1920 starring buck jones and george stone on dvd and bluray. This is the earliest film ive seen from ford and it really caught me off guard because its really a lot different than the later day ford films, which most people know. Just pals 1920 is a comedy, drama movie starring buck jones and helen ferguson. Bim wants bill to rise above his station and encourages him to bathe and attend the towns modest one. Lee, william buckley, eunice murdock moore, bert appling, edwin b. In 1920 ford was beginning to make a name for himself after several years of directing lowbudget pictures, mainly westerns, for universal. Stone who played a supporting actor in tons of films in the 30s and 40s particularly for columbia pictures.
Robert mugges 1980 documentary, sun raa joyful noise streaming on. By the way, the george stone who plays the kid is not the george e. He filmed the earliest of them, just pals, in 1920, when he was twentysix. Before its merger with twentieth century, the fox film corporation was a highly distinctive studio that produced literally hundreds of films. After learning about bill, a young teacher, mary helen ferguson, whom bim secretly adores, helps get the young boy into school. Buenos amigos camaradas 1920 usa just pals youtube. John fords first movie at fox, just pals was set in what would become to typify john fords america. Bim buck jones seems to be his towns biggest loser, but when he takes a needy yearold boy named bill george stone under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for bim. John wayne movie mother machree a silent film, directed by john ford, based on a novel by rida johnson young about a poor irish immigrant in america. View just pals, 1920, directed by jack ford, with buck jones, helen ferguson, george stone, in its original aspect ratio. Young bill reciprocates bims kindness and has to endure taunting and abuse from the school bully to defend his pal.
And yet this 1920 film is perhaps the very first art movie, since it is. Like those earlier efforts, just pals is produced along modest lines. But also completely tough to take todayit all just seems ridiculously too perfect when the film is complete. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Just pals wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Just pals adalah sebuah film koboi bisu amerika serikat tahun 1920 garapan john ford, dan merupakan film pertama ford untuk fox film corporation. Grapevine is promoting madeondemand dvds featuring two of the most popular stars of silent westerns. Halloween movies on netflix that wont give kids the creeps. Jones was about 28 when he starred in just pals as bim, the shiftless neerdowell in a small town. All films are silent unless otherwise designated as a talkie. Momas second round of restorations of rare films from the fox studio which lost.
Bim buck jones seems to be his towns biggest loser, but when he takes a needy. Siamo in grado guardare fotografia e partita per vostro lettore dvd. With buck jones, helen ferguson, georgie stone, duke r. Release dates 6 also known as aka 6 release dates usa 17 november 1920 mount carmel, illinois usa 18 november 1920. Inspired by flapper girls of the 1920s, minnie first appeared in the short. John fords 1920 silent, just pals is merely an hour long but packs a full features amount of story and character.
In what decade were mickeys best pals, donald and goofy, introduced. One day, bim rescues a small boy named bill after he is thrown off a freight train and the pair become great friends. Sadly, many of these stars are long forgotten and thousands of films are lost forever, such as lon chaneys london after midnight or the miracle man. The general is highly unusual among comedy films, simply for being. John ford disebut sebagai jack ford, seperti halnya pada film film terawalnya. Film complet pour son gossejust pals 1920 adventure. This engaging adventurecharacter study is one of john fords best. From what this author been able to discern, the 1920 comedydrama just pals is the earliest film by acclaimed american. Corny to a fault, the main character is a bum named bim, hahaha. Such a film is just pals, john ford s first film for the studio. Pages in category 1920 short films the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Just pals is a film directed by john ford with buck jones, helen ferguson, george stone, duke r. Even the recent release of a nearcomplete version failed to explain everything. Just pals 1920 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Just in time for halloween disney juniors mickey mouse clubhouse. A film in which only a fragment, trailer, outtakes or stills survive is listed as a lost film, however. Just pals 1920 out of 4 early john ford feature has buck jones playing a hobo named bim who is hated by all the adults in his town because they see him as a disgrace and nothing else. Just pals is a 1920 american silent western film directed by john ford, and was fords first film for fox film corporation. Just pals 1920 john ford synopsis, characteristics. John ford is credited as jack ford, as was typical for his earliest films.