Wild Oats Lane


1926

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Feb 28, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Marshall Neilan Productions
Distribution Company
Producers Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Wild Oats Lane by George H. Broadhurst (New York, 6 Sep 1922).

Synopsis

Leaving Sing Sing after 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.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Feb 28, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Marshall Neilan Productions
Distribution Company
Producers Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Wild Oats Lane by George H. Broadhurst (New York, 6 Sep 1922).

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