''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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

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 R ...

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 and film actress. She played the lead in the 1915 crime film '' After Dark''.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1912) * '' Adrift on Life's Tide'' (1913) * ''Kissing Cup'' (1913) * '' The Heart ...

and Harry Royston.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 * Harry Royston 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).Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) * '' Kissing Cup'' (1913) * '' After Dark'' (1915) ...

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 British drama films British silent short films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Warwick Buckland British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub