Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 11 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

• Drama

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

D.W. Griffith

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1909-10-27

Running time

11 minutes

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Linda Arvidson
• George Nichols
• James Kirkwood
• Kate Bruce
• Marion Leonard
• Dorothy West
• Billy Quirk
• Gertrude Robinson

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