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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)

0h 11m | PG-13

⭐ 3.2 / 10

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.

Director: D.W. Griffith

Studio: American Mutoscope & Biograph

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Linda Arvidson

Linda Arvidson

as Emily

George Nichols

George Nichols

as Joe

James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood

as Bill

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

as The Mother

Marion Leonard

Marion Leonard

as The Second Wife

Dorothy West

Dorothy West

as The Second Wife's Friend