Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Overview

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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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