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Wild Oranges

Released Jan 20, 1924 1h 6m Mystery & Thriller Drama List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Wealthy young John Woolfolk (Frank Mayo) copes with his wife's recent death by sailing his small schooner along the Eastern Seaboard with first mate Paul Halvard (Ford Sterling). Searching for fresh water near the Georgia coast, John discovers a decrepit mansion owned by elderly hermit Litchfield Stope, and falls for his beautiful granddaughter, Millie (Virginia Valli), angering the brutish escaped prisoner (Charles A. Post) who has bullied his way into the Stopes' home.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This was not one of King Vidor's better films. Rated: C+ Aug 2, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A beautiful atmospheric gothic romance set in the deep south in Louisiana, even the moss of the trees set a spiderweb feel to film which was the story of these 'flies' trapped by the 'spider' so to speak. Very melodramatic but it was the silent era so this was not uncommon for the day. The had a strong sense of direction to it. The techniques in this film where sensational beautiful fades & transitions. Even the scenes with the wild oranges was effective, the villain in this film was a little extreme for me but in 1924 I have no doubt he was ferrying. The style & mounting tension of the film is to be commended & the director deserves a lot of praise for this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Stunning cinematography, melodramatic plot. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wealthy young John Woolfolk (Frank Mayo) copes with his wife's recent death by sailing his small schooner along the Eastern Seaboard with first mate Paul Halvard (Ford Sterling). Searching for fresh water near the Georgia coast, John discovers a decrepit mansion owned by elderly hermit Litchfield Stope, and falls for his beautiful granddaughter, Millie (Virginia Valli), angering the brutish escaped prisoner (Charles A. Post) who has bullied his way into the Stopes' home.
Director
King Vidor
Screenwriter
King Vidor
Production Co
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 1924, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 21, 2010
Runtime
1h 6m