Wild Oats Lane

Wild Oats Lane
Wild Oats Lane
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Directed by	Marshall Neilan
Written by	Benjamin Glazer
Based on	Wild Oats Lane; by George Broadhurst
Produced by	Marshall Neilan
Starring	Viola Dana; Robert Agnew;
Cinematography	David Kesson; Donald Biddle Keyes;
Edited by	Helene Warne
Production; company	Marshall Neilan Productions
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	February 28, 1926;
Running time	7 reels
Country	United 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]

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.

Cast

Viola Dana as Marie, the Girl
Robert Agnew as The Boy
John MacSweeney as The Priest
Margaret Seddon as The Mother
George Barnum as The Father
Jerry Miley as The Dude
Scott Welsh as The Detective
Robert Brower as The Kleptomaniac
Eddie James as The Gangster
Mitchell Lewis as The Bum

References

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