The Unchanging Sea (1910)
In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.
- Released
- 1910-05-05
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 42 votes
Cast
- Arthur V. Johnson as The Fisherman
- Linda Arvidson as The Fisherman's Wife
- Mary Pickford as The Daughter as an Adult
- Gladys Egan as The Daughter as a Small Child
- Charles West as The Daughter's Sweetheart
- Dell Henderson as The Rescuer
- Kate Bruce as Villager (uncredited)
- Alfred Paget as Villager (uncredited)
- Dorothy West as Villager (uncredited)
- Frank Opperman as In Second Village (uncredited)