Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
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
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Linda Arvidson as Emily |
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George Nichols as Joe |
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James Kirkwood as Bill |
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Kate Bruce as The Mother |
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Marion Leonard as The Second Wife |
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Dorothy West as The Second Wife's Friend |
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Billy Quirk as First Couple / Fisherman |
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Gertrude Robinson as First Couple |
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Mary Pickford as Second Couple |
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Frank Powell as The Doctor |
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Mack Sennett as Fisherman in First Port |
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Anthony O'Sullivan as Fisherman in First Port |
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Owen Moore as Fisherman in Second Port |
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Frank Evans as Fisherman in First Port |
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Dell Henderson as |
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Arthur V. Johnson as |
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Florence Lawrence as |
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Jeanie Macpherson as |
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Harriet Quimby as Fishermaiden |
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Charles West as |
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Kathlyn Williams as Extra |
| Writing | Stanner E.V. Taylor | Writer |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
