''Adrift on Life's Tide'' is a 1913 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Warwick Buckland Warwick Buckland (1863–1945) was a British stage actor. He later became a film actor and director. He directed the 1915 crime film '' After Dark''.Goble p.49 Buckland also worked as an art director, designing the sets for the epic ''Barnaby Rud ...

and starring

Alma Taylor Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ...

Flora Morris Flora Morris was a British stage actor, stage and film actress. She played the lead in the 1915 crime film ''After Dark (1915 film), After Dark''.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist (1912 British film), Oliver Twist'' (1912) * ''Adr ...

and

Harry Royston Harry Royston (1864–1941) was a British stage and film actor. He appeared in more than sixty short and feature films during the silent era including '' Lady Jennifer''.Goble p.506 Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1912) * '' Adrift on ...

.Palmer p. 759

Plot summary

A drunkard's daughter is adopted, rejected, becomes a dancer, and spurns wealth for love.

Cast

as Edna Wilson *

as Mrs. Wilson *

as Mr. Wilson *

Harry Gilbey Harry Gilbey was a British actor who appeared in more than fifty films during the silent era including ''After Dark (1915 film), After Dark'' (1915).Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''The Vicar of Wakefield (1913 film), The Vicar of Wakefield'' ...

as The Rich Man

References

Bibliography

* Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988.

External links

* 1913 films Films set in England 1913 drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Warwick Buckland British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British drama short films English-language drama short films {{1910s-UK-film-stub