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Movie Detail Name Occurs Before Title Offscreen Credit Print Viewed By AFI Stub Record Her Wild Oat Director: Marshall Neilan (Dir) Release Date:   25 Dec 1927 Duration (in feet):   6,118 Duration (in reels):   7 Print this page Display Movie Summary Cast:   Colleen Moore (Mary Lou Smith)       Larry Kent (Philip Latour)       Hallam Cooley (Tommy Warren)       Gwen Lee (Daisy)       Martha Mattox (Dowager)       Charles Giblyn (Duke Latour)       Julanne Johnston (Miss Whitley)       Sidney Bracy (Philip's butler)       Rolfe Sedan (Attendant in photography studio)       Loretta Young (Girl playing ping-pong)   Summary: With savings from the operation of a lunch wagon, Mary Lou Smith attempts to enter an exclusive summer resort society. Snubbed by the other guests, she disguises herself (on the suggestion of a story-hungry young reporter) as the Duchesse de Granville, staying at an elegant hotel, and accepting expensive gifts from traveling salesmen. The arrival of Philip Latour, the son of the Duke of Granville, complicates the situation, but they fall in love and Philip extricates Mary Lou from her embarrassing dilemma.  Production Company: First National Pictures   Director: Marshall Neilan (Dir) Producer: John McCormick (Pres) Writer: Gerald C. Duffy (Scen)   Gerald C. Duffy (Adpt)   Howard Irving Young (Story)   Gerald C. Duffy (Titles)   George Marion Jr. (Titles) Photography: George Folsey (Dir of photog) Film Editor: Al Hall (Film ed) Country: United States Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number First National Pictures 23/12/1927 dd/mm/yyyy LP24795 Physical Properties: b&w:   Si:   Genre: Comedy   Subjects (Major): Class distinction   Gossip columnists   Impersonation and imposture   Lunch wagons   Resorts   Romance   Subjects (Minor): Airplanes   Clothes   Dogs   House detectives   Ping-pong (Game)   Taxicabs   Trains Note: Scenes of the resort hotel were shot at the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego, CA.  Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page Film Daily   12 Feb 1928.    New York Times   6 Feb 1928.    Variety   8 Feb 1928   p. 16. Display Movie Summary

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