Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

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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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Creators

D. W. Griffith

director

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Stanner E.V. Taylor

writer

D. W. Griffith

writer

Cast

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Linda Arvidson actor

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George Nichols actor

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James Kirkwood actor Kate Bruce actor

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Marion Leonard actor Dorothy West actor

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Billy Quirk actor

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Gertrude Robinson actor Mary Pickford actor

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Frank Powell actor Mack Sennett actor

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Anthony O'Sullivan actor Owen Moore actor

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Frank Evans actor

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Dell Henderson actor

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Arthur V. Johnson actor

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Florence Lawrence actor

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Jeanie MacPherson actor

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Harriet Quimby actor

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Charles West actor