Drama · United States of America · 1909 · 11m

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea poster
Director
D.W. Griffith
Cast
Linda Arvidson as Emily George Nichols as Joe James Kirkwood as Bill Kate Bruce as The Mother Marion Leonard as The Second Wife Dorothy West as The Second Wife's Friend
Crew
Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography D.W. Griffith — Writer Stanner E.V. Taylor — Writer
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.

Mood & Themes
engagement
Key Collaborators
D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography D.W. Griffith Writer Stanner E.V. Taylor Writer
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