Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Overview
Cast & Crew
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The Plot
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.
Run Time
0h 11m
Genre
Drama
Release Date
27 Oct 1909
Country
United States of America
Language
No Language
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Linda ArvidsonEmily
George NicholsJoe
James KirkwoodBill
Kate BruceThe Mother
Marion LeonardThe Second Wife
Dorothy WestThe Second Wife's Friend
Billy QuirkFirst Couple / Fisherman
Gertrude RobinsonFirst Couple
Mary PickfordSecond Couple
Frank PowellThe Doctor
Mack SennettFisherman in First Port
Fisherman in First Port
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