Wild Oats

Wild Oats

Wild Oats

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Wild Oats

1916

0h 50m

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Drama

Overview

Addicted youth Roy Wilson steals his architect father's bid for a railway contract to pay gambling debts to Graham Madison, but the theft leads to his father's death and an attempt to frame Roy's sister Jessie's sweetheart, Carew. After Carew is wrongly accused, a confession from Roy and the exposure of Madison and Carew's plotting lead to Madison's arrest, Carew's vindication, and hope for the future.

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7 members

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Alma Hanlon

Jessie Wilson

Alma Hanlon

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William Anker

James Wilson

William Anker

Acting

Frank Belcher

Graham Madison

Frank Belcher

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Ruby Hoffman

Cleo

Ruby Hoffman

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Della Connor

Unknown Role

Della Connor

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Herbert Heyes

Richard Carew

Herbert Heyes

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Malcolm Duncan

Roy Wilson

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