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

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The film bears a great resemblance to the 1911 story As the Sparks Fly Upward by Cyrus Townsend Brady. The film did not credit Brady, who sued the studio.^[2] The film's story also bears resemblance to the 1908 novel The Blue Lagoon 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.

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]