The First Year (1926 film)

The First Year is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Matt Moore, Katherine Perry, John Patrick, Frank Currier, and Frank Cooley. It is based on the 1920 play of the same name by Frank Craven. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on January 24, 1926.[1][2][3]

The First Year
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Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byFrances Marion
Based onThe First Year
by Frank Craven
StarringMatt Moore
Katherine Perry
John Patrick
Frank Currier
Frank Cooley
CinematographyChester A. Lyons
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] 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

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Prints of The First Year exists at the Museum of Modern Art and George Eastman House.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The First Year". afi.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "The First Year". AllMovie. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "The First Year". TCM.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Pardy, George T. (February 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The First Year", Motion Picture News, 33 (6), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 707, retrieved February 5, 2023   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The First Year
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