Hearts Adrift

Hearts Adrift
Hearts Adrift
	Film poster
Directed by	Edwin S. Porter
Written by	Cyrus Townsend Brady (story); Mary Pickford
Produced by	Famous Players Film Company
Starring	Mary Pickford
Distributed by	State's Rights Distribution Arrangement
Release date	February 10, 1914;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States

Hearts Adrift is a 1914 American silent short romance film directed by Edwin S. Porter. The film is now considered lost.^[1]

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.

Production

The film bears a great resemblance to the 1911 story As the Sparks Fly Upward by

Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The story was also filmed various times under the title The Blue Lagoon, in a 1923 version, a 1949 version starring Jean Simmons, and a 1980 version starring Brooke Shields

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The film proved to be a huge success. Actress Mary Pickford eventually demanded a higher salary from Adolph Zukor as her popularity rose because of this film.^[3]