Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909, English. Directed by D.W. Griffith.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 11m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- Linda ArvidsonEmily
- George NicholsJoe
- James KirkwoodBill
- Kate BruceThe Mother
- Marion LeonardThe Second Wife
- Dorothy WestThe Second Wife's Friend
- Billy QuirkFirst Couple / Fisherman
- Gertrude RobinsonFirst Couple
- Mary PickfordSecond Couple
- Frank PowellThe Doctor
- Mack SennettFisherman in First Port
- Anthony O'SullivanFisherman in First Port
Details
- Released
- 28 October 1909
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- D.W. Griffith, Stanner E.V. Taylor
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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 October 1909. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lines of White on a Sullen Sea?
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909) was directed by D.W. Griffith and stars Linda Arvidson, George Nichols, James Kirkwood.