Her Wild Oat (1927)

Director:

Marshall Neilan

Writers:

Gerald C. Duffy (adaptation), Gerald C. Duffy (screenplay),

Stars:

Colleen Moore, Larry Kent, Hallam Cooley

Cast

Cast overview:
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

Storyline

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Taglines:

A rollicking comedy-drama of a little waitress who hitches her lunch-wagon to a star and takes a wild ride into society. The hot time she has with the frigid four-hundred is worth a million in laughs!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1927 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Senhora Marquesa

Company Credits

Production Co:

First National Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Viewing at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival

I thoroughly enjoyed my first trip to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. And I particularly enjoyed this film. It was by far my favorite. Ms. Moore was at her working-girl-smitten-by-the-rich-kid best and the supporting cast was by and large superb.

The 1920s inside-jokes were entertaining (especially for us liberal arts graduates). For example, there was a reference to waiting for the "new model" Ford which everyone was doing in 1927 when Model T production halted and the Model A was as yet unreleased and the object of much speculation. Also, you don't hear a lot of William Jennings Bryan or Paul Revere gags nowadays! And as always I enjoyed the "slice of 1920s life" that so many of these films reveal: the clothing, the appliances, product displays, autos, and so forth.

The exterior shots in and around San Diego were hard to imagine as a swanky Rhode Island resort (with palm trees, no less) and when Mary Lou is rousted by the house dick (there's a term you don't hear often anymore) his badge clearly displays the Great Seal of the State of California. These little things don't really distract. In fact, spotting them is half the fun, just as it is with current releases. The print was excellent and the commentary on the restoration was informative, bordering on fascinating. I hope to own a copy of this film on DVD someday. It is worth watching over and over. If you've never attended the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, you're missing out on a premier event. It is well organized, well run, and a truly splendid festival.