Film

The Sands of Dee

1912 · 17m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

A young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One day she meets a wily artist painting on the beach, he seduces the young girl and gives her a ring, with the promise of marriage. When the young admiring fellow comes to propose, she proudly announces her engagement to the artist. Shocked he leaves and her parents demand meeting her husband to be. She goes to bring him home, and finds he already has a sophisticated fiancée. Distraught she hurries home, and when her father realizes what she has done, he orders her out of the house. As she wanders despondent along the sea, the young fellow who has found out about her betrayal, immediately goes to see her. Finding she has been disowned by her father, he goes looking for her...

Mae Marsh

Mary

Robert Harron

Bobby

Edwin August

Artist

Charles Hill Mailes

Mary's dad

Grace Henderson

Mary's mother

Kate Toncray

Bobby's mother

Claire McDowell

Artist's fiancee

Frank Opperman

A fisherman

W. Chrystie Miller

A fisherman

• D.W. GriffithDirector

Release date

February 21, 1912

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

17m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama