Just Pals

Oct 21, 1920

0h 50m

★ 6.3

A man may be down but he's never out. A story packed with action, laughs and just a few tears.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Bim

Buck Jones

Mary

Helen Ferguson

Bill

George Stone

Sheriff

Duke R. Lee

Harvey Cahill

William Buckley

Mrs. Stone

Eunice Murdock Moore

Brakeman

Bert Appling

Dr. Stone (as Edwin Booth Tilton)

Edwin B. Tilton

Outlaw

Slim Padgett

Constable

John B. Cooke

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