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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Arthur V. Johnson as The Fisherman |
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Linda Arvidson as The Fisherman's Wife |
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Mary Pickford as The Daughter as an Adult |
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Gladys Egan as The Daughter as a Small Child |
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Charles West as The Daughter's Sweetheart |
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Dell Henderson as The Rescuer |
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Kate Bruce as Villager (uncredited) |
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Alfred Paget as Villager (uncredited) |
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Frank Opperman as In Second Village (uncredited) |
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Dorothy West as Villager (uncredited) |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Charles Kingsley | Poem |
