M'liss
Cast & Crew
O. A. C. Lund
Barbara Tennant
Howard Estabrook
O. A. C. Lund
Lucien Andriot
Sol Polito
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Synopsis
Before committing suicide, alcoholic Bummer Smith writes a note requesting that John Gray, the town schoolmaster, use Bummer's newly acquired wealth to care for his uneducated and rather wild daughter M'Liss. The devious Don Jose is the first to find the note, however, and naming himself the heir to Bummer's valuable California oil fields, he leaves the desolate town of Smith's Pocket to take control of the property. Later, Don Jose sends for M'Liss, who sadly bids farewell to John, her only friend. In the lush gardens of her California estate, M'Liss becomes a refined young woman but never stops pining for her old schoolteacher. Meanwhile, John comes to California and strikes oil on the property adjacent to Don Jose's ranch. Jealous of his success, Don Jose sets fire to John's oil wells, but after the two men fight, Don Jose is chased into the fire, where he meets his death. Bummer's note is found, and John wins both the oil fields and the adoring M'Liss.
Director
O. A. C. Lund
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Location shots were filmed in St. Augustine, FL and Asheville, NC. For information on the 1918 remake starring Mary Pickford, see below. Universal Film Mfg. Co. made a film from the same source in 1922 entitled The Girl Who Ran Wild, directed by Rupert Julian and starring Gladys Walton. RKO produced a 1936 version starring Anne Shirley.
