Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (S)
1909 · Movie · 11 min. · United States
Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bill marries another woman from a different port. Emily waits faithfully for six years, finally becoming dangerously ill. When Bill suddenly appears in town with his family, Joe, who has loved Emily all along, forces Bill to make Emily's final moments happy by pretending he has returned to marry her.
Direction D.W. Griffith
Cast Linda Arvidson · George Nichols · James Kirkwood · Kate Bruce · Marion Leonard · Dorothy West · Frank Evans · Dell Henderson · Arthur V. Johnson · Florence Lawrence · Jeanie MacPherson · Owen Moore · Anthony O'Sullivan · Mary Pickford · Frank Powell · Harriet Quimby · Billy Quirk · Gertrude Robinson · Mack Sennett · Charles West · Kathlyn Williams
Screenplay D.W. Griffith · Stanner E.V. Taylor
Cinematography G.W. Bitzer
Original title Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (S)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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