The Sands of Dee (1912)

  • NR
  • 02/21/1912 (US)
  • Drama
  • 17m

Overview

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...

D.W. Griffith

Director

Cast

Mae Marsh's headshot

Mae Marsh

Mary
Robert Harron's headshot

Robert Harron

Bobby
Edwin August's headshot

Edwin August

Artist
Charles Hill Mailes's headshot

Charles Hill Mailes

Mary's dad
Grace Henderson's headshot

Grace Henderson

Mary's mother
Kate Toncray's headshot

Kate Toncray

Bobby's mother
Claire McDowell's headshot

Claire McDowell

Artist's fiancee
Frank Opperman's headshot

Frank Opperman

A fisherman

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