Wild Oats Lane (1926)
The story of a boy and girl who go astray but who are regenerated through love and find happiness
After leaving Sing Sing for serving time for theft, The Boy drifts into a small Pennsylvania town and falls in love with Marie, an innocent local girl. The Boy leaves for New York, first obtaining Marie's promise to follow him in a week to become his wife. The Boy runs into some of his former associates in crime, however, and they hold him prisoner until they can pull off a big job. Meanwhile, Marie arrives in the city, and there is no one to meet her. Ashamed to return home, Marie supports herself by prostitution until she is reformed by a kindly priest, who, unknown to her, is also attempting to help The Boy, who has become a dope fiend. The Boy and Marie finally meet and are reconciled. The priest then sends for her parents, and Marie and The Boy are married.
- Date of release
- 1926-02-28
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Marshall Neilan
Casting
- Viola Dana — Marie, the Girl
- Robert Agnew — The Boy
- John MacSweeney — The Priest
- Margaret Seddon — The Mother
- George Barnum — The Father
- Jerry Miley — The Dude
- Scott Welsh — The Detective
- Robert Brower — The Kleptomaniac
- Eddie James — The Gangster
- Mitchell Lewis — The Bum
- Jack Kenny — (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Wild Oats Lane is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Viola Dana, Robert Agnew, and John MacSweeney.
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