Her Wild Oat

"It's a Harvest of Hilarity!"

1927 1h 10m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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7.2

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★7.2IMDB · 52

Comedy

Synopsis

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In this feature comedy, silent film star Colleen Moore plays a woman who owns a small lunch wagon and falls for a duke’s son, played by Larry Kent, who is pretending to be his own chauffeur. With her savings, she pursues him to a resort hotel, only to be mistaken for a duchess. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Národní filmový archív in 2007.

“It's a Harvest of Hilarity!”

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Cast

Colleen Moore
Mary Brown
Larry Kent
Philip Latour
Hallam Cooley
Tommy Warren
Gwen Lee
Daisy
Martha Mattox
Dowager
Charles Giblyn
Duke Latour
Julanne Johnston
Miss Whitley
Loretta Young
Woman by Ping Pong Table (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marshall Neilan
Writers: Howard Irving Young
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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99 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marshall Neilan, shot by George J. Folsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alexander Hall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Colleen Moore and Larry Kent and Hallam Cooley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's a Harvest of Hilarity!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018993 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Marshall Neilan directs. George J. Folsey behind the camera. Alexander Hall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
299 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Marshall Neilan, shot by George J. Folsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alexander Hall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Colleen Moore and Larry Kent and Hallam Cooley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's a Harvest of Hilarity!".
8IMDB entry: tt0018993 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.