Just Pals (1920)

Just Pals

1920

Drama Western

Synopsis

Bim (Buck Jones) seems to be his town's biggest loser, but when he takes a needy 13-year-old boy named Bill (George Stone) under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for Bim. After learning about Bill, a young teacher, Mary (Helen Ferguson), whom Bim secretly adores, helps get the young boy into school. And when Bim then helps Mary repay a loan, defaulted on by shifty boyfriend (William Buckley), it becomes evident that Bim can reform. As the plot in this captivating film twist and turns, the stakes get higher, the action gets more intense and hope for Bim bounds upward.

Credits

Director

John Ford

Cast

Bert Appling as Brakeman

Buck Jones as Bim

Duke R. Lee as Sheriff

Edwin B. Tilton as Dr. Stone (as Edwin Booth Tilton)

Eunice Murdock Moore as Mrs. Stone

George Stone as Bill

Helen Ferguson as Mary

John B. Cooke as Constable