Wild Oats Lane

The story of a boy and girl who go astray but who are regenerated through love and find happiness

Wild Oats Lane — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 28, 1926
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Marshall Neilan

Wild Oats Lane — Cast

Viola Dana Marie, the Girl Robert Agnew The Boy

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John MacSweeney The Priest Margaret Seddon The Mother George Barnum The Father Jerry Miley The Dude

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Scott Welsh The Detective Robert Brower The Kleptomaniac