Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909 · 11 min
Drama
★ 4.2Soon 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.
Crew
- Director D.W. Griffith
- Writer Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Writer D.W. Griffith
- Director of Photography Billy Bitzer
Cast
Linda Arvidson
Emily
George Nichols
Joe
James Kirkwood
Bill
Kate Bruce
The Mother
Marion Leonard
The Second Wife
Dorothy West
The Second Wife's Friend
Billy Quirk
First Couple / Fisherman
Gertrude Robinson
First Couple
Mary Pickford
Second Couple
Frank Powell
The Doctor
Mack Sennett
Fisherman in First Port
- A
Anthony O'Sullivan
Fisherman in First Port
Crew
- Director — D.W. Griffith
- Writer — Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Writer — D.W. Griffith
- Director of Photography — Billy Bitzer
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