Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1909-10-27
Runtime: 11 mins
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writer: Stanner E.V. Taylor, D.W. Griffith
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Drama
Original title: Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Production Companies: American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Linda Arvidson
George Nichols
James Kirkwood
Kate Bruce
Marion Leonard
Dorothy West
Billy Quirk
Gertrude Robinson
Mary Pickford
Frank Powell
Mack Sennett
Anthony O'Sullivan
Owen Moore
Frank Evans
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