Oils Well!

1923 0h 25m EN

Comedy

Synopsis

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Set in the oil-soaked country of “Chilitina”—shot on location in San Diego’s Balboa Park—Oils Well! follows the travails of Monty, an everyman office clerk, who thinks only of his boss’s daughter. When Herbert Hester, an oilman “so crooked he cheats when counting his pulse,” schemes to cover up the company’s new gusher so he can claim it himself and get the girl, Monty swings into action. He eludes the hapless Chilitinan army, sidesteps the General’s amorous wife, thwarts Herbert, and saves the day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Monty Banks
Monty, the Office Force
Robert Gray
Herbert Hester
Ena Gregory
The Boss's Daughter
Jeffrey Osborne
President of the Bralivia Oil Corporation
Mark Hamilton
Soldier (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Goldaine
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Monty Banks and Robert Gray and Ena Gregory carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0860478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Goldaine directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Monty Banks and Robert Gray and Ena Gregory carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0860478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.