- Hearts Adrift
Infobox Film
name = Hearts Adrift
caption = Theatrical poster
director =Edwin S. Porter
writer =Cyrus Townsend Brady (story)Mary Pickford
starring =Mary Pickford
producer =
distributor =
budget =
released =February 10 ,1914
country = USA
language =Silent film
English intertitles
runtime =
language = Silent
imdb_id = 0004057
"Hearts Adrift" is a 1914
silent film directed byEdwin S. Porter . The film is based upon the 1911 story "As the Sparks Fly Upward" byCyrus Townsend Brady .The film is nowadays believed to be lost.
Production
The film bares a great resemblance to the story "As the Sparks Fly Upward" by
Cyrus Townsend Brady . The film didn't credit the writer, who as a result sued the studio. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/94617/Hearts-Adrift/overview The New York Times Review] ]The film prooved to be a huge success. Leading actress
Mary Pickford eventually demanded a higher salary, since her rising popularity because of this film. ["Kevin Brownlow: Mary Pickford Rediscovered" - page 86]Plot
Nina (
Mary Pickford ) and Jack Graham (Harold Lockwood ) are both marooned on a deserted island. They fall in love and eventually Nina gives birth to a child. Despite being stranded, they are very happy together. One day, Jack's wife comes to rescue him. Nina is crushed and throws herself in a volcano.Cast
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Mary Pickford - Nina
*Harold Lockwood - Jack Grahamee also
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Mary Pickford filmography Reference
External links
*imdb title|id=0004057|title=Hearts Adrift
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