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.
Lines of White on a Sullen SeaDrama
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
- Anthony O'Sullivan — Fisherman in First Port
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