The Unchanging Sea

(1910) 

14 minutes

Drama / Silent

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast:

Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband
Linda Arvidson as The Wife
Gladys Egan as The Daughter as Small Child
Mary Pickford as The Daughter as an Adult
Charles West as The Daughter's Sweetheart
Dell Henderson as Rescuer
Kate Bruce as Villager
George Nichols as Villager
Frank Opperman as Villager
Alfred Paget as Villager
Dorothy West as Villager 

This short film is influenced by a poem from Charles Kingsley. It takes place in a fishing village where a young couple’s content life is changed by an accident. The husband loses his memory after he nearly drowned. He and his wife are expecting a child and after their daughter is born, the audience gets to see life pass them by. The daughter grows into a charming woman who is now ready to marry. After spending a day at the beach, the father’s memory returns to him.