The Wild Flower and the Rose is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film focuses on Frank Wilson, the son of an inventor who has constructed a new airplane model. After failing to secure financing, his father suggests that he marry Rose, the daughter of his wealthy employer, to get the money they need. Jack rejects this idea because he is engaged to another woman, but he soon learns she does not love him. He heads out West to seek a fortune and is quickly successful. He returns to the aviation field and meets Rose again, after a successful flight she confesses to loving him. The cast and staff credits are unknown, but the film may have included scenes from the 1910 International Aviation Meet at Belmont Park. One reviewer claimed that a Wright brothers flyer was also shown in full flight. The film was released on November 25, 1910, but is now presumed lost.

Plot

Though the film is presumed lost, a synopsis survives in The Moving Picture World from November 26, 1910. It states: "Frank Wilson is the son of an inventor who has perfected an airship model in which Jack is greatly interested, but neither of them has the money to finance. Wilson tries to interest his wealthy employer, Fisher, but is unsuccessful in the attempt. However, he gains the support of his employer's beautiful daughter, Rose. The old inventor suggests to his son that they could secure the money to perfect the invention if he marries Rose. But Jack spurns the idea, as he is already engaged in marrying a country girl, Daisy Lane, who, he believes, loves him devotedly. Upon learning that Daisy is a heartless coquette, Jack is heartbroken, and goes west to seek a fortune, forgetting her conduct. Success comes to him quickly, and he returns to tell his father that now, unaided, they can finance the invention. Jack once more meets Rose in the aviation field and confesses to her that the memory of her kindness has helped him achieve success. Jack makes a successful flight in the invention – a new style of airplane – and in offering her congratulations, Rose confesses that she has loved him from the first."