Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909Soon 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.
Acted in
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
Billy Quirk
as First Couple / Fisherman
Gertrude Robinson
as First Couple
Mary Pickford
as Second Couple
Frank Powell
as The Doctor
Mack Sennett
as Fisherman in First Port
Anthony O'Sullivan
as Fisherman in First Port
Owen Moore
as Fisherman in Second Port