The Unchanging Sea (1910)

  • NR
  • 05/05/1910 (US)
  • Drama
  • 14m

Overview

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.

D.W. Griffith

Director

Cast

Arthur V. Johnson's headshot

Arthur V. Johnson

The Fisherman
Linda Arvidson's headshot

Linda Arvidson

The Fisherman's Wife
Mary Pickford's headshot

Mary Pickford

The Daughter as an Adult
Gladys Egan's headshot

Gladys Egan

The Daughter as a Small Child
Charles West's headshot

Charles West

The Daughter's Sweetheart
Dell Henderson's headshot

Dell Henderson

The Rescuer
Kate Bruce's headshot

Kate Bruce

Villager (uncredited)
Alfred Paget's headshot

Alfred Paget

Villager (uncredited)

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