''Driven by Fate'' is a 1915 American
silent short 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
John G. Adolfi
John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 fi ...
and starring
William Garwood
William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s.
Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popula ...
and
Violet Mersereau
Violet Mersereau (October 2, 1892 – November 12, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. Over the course of her screen career, Mersereau appeared in over 100 Short film, short and silent film features.
Early life
Mersereau was born in Ne ...
. The film also stars
Florence Crawford,
Tammany Young
Tammany Young (September 9, 1886 – April 26, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.
Early life
Born in New York City, Young appeared on Broadway in '' The Front Page'' (1928) by Ben Hecht and '' The New Yorkers'' (1930) by Herbert Fiel ...
and Conrad Cantzen.
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1915 films
1915 drama films
Silent American drama short films
American black-and-white films
1915 short films
1910s American films
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