Tides of Passion

1925Movie⏱️ 1h 10m

Drama

In a small Nova Scotia, Canada, fishing village, Charity Byfleet marries William Pennland, a romantic soldier of fortune, just before he leaves on a long voyage. The irrepressible William, however, soon initiates a flirtation with...

Director

J. Stuart Blackton

Writers

Marian Constance Blackton, Basil King

Stars

Mae Marsh, Ben Hendricks Jr., Laska Winter

Release Date

April 26, 1925

Language

None

Country

United States

💬 1

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Mae Marsh

as Charity

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Ben Hendricks Jr.

as William Pennland

Laska Winter

as Hagar

Earl Schenck

as Jonas

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Ivor McFadden

as Alick

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Thomas R. Mills

as Michael

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Laguna Beach, California, USA

Production

Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

nova scotia canadaindiamelodramabased on novel

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Mae Marsh's Final American Silent

by drednm • 2016-11-06

"Mae Marsh stars in this film based on the popular novel "In the Garden of Charity" by the Canadian writer Basil King. Produced by Vitagraph, it was the final American silent film for Marsh. What survives of the original 70-minute film is a 21-minute abridgment that was released in 1930 as "The Sea Repays." The condensed version is a little hard to follow, but Marsh is married to Paul (Ben Hendricks, Jr.) who gets bored and goes off to India with his regiment. We see him there dallying with a married woman. After his discharge he's en route for home but goes overboard ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Exists in a 21-minute version of the original 70-minute film. This "reduced" version was released in 1930.

📖 Synopsis

In a small Nova Scotia, Canada, fishing village, Charity Byfleet marries William Pennland, a romantic soldier of fortune, just before he leaves on a long voyage. The irrepressible William, however, soon initiates a flirtation with...