Wild Oats Lane

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Wild Oats Lane
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Directed by Marshall Neilan
Written by Benjamin Glazer
Based onWild Oats Lane
by George Broadhurst
Produced byMarshall Neilan
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Helene Warne
Production
company
Marshall Neilan Productions
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • February 28, 1926 (1926-02-28)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Wild Oats Lane is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Viola Dana, Robert Agnew, and John MacSweeney. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] the Boy, leaving the Sing Sing prison embittered with life, meets Marie, a Girl who is honest and whose Father objects to their marrying. The Boy leaves for New York City with the Girl’s promise to meet him there. When she arrives, he fails to meet her as he is being held captive by some criminals. Believing she has been deserted, she turns into an adventuress to support herself and he becomes a dope fiend. Numerous exciting incidents occur before they are reunited and, with the help of the Priest, reclaimed.

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References

  1. Goble p. 1017
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Wild Oats Lane at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: Wild Oats Lane". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 24 (11): 76. February 27, 1926. Retrieved March 27, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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