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Way Down East(1920)

A simple story for plain people.

6.9(113)2h 30m1920-09-03

DramaRomance

Overview

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

Director:: D.W. Griffith
Writers:: Anthony Paul Kelly, D.W. Griffith, Joseph R. Grismer
Producers:: D.W. Griffith
Cinematographer:: Billy Bitzer
Composer:: William Frederick Peters
Production:: D.W. Griffith Productions
Revenue:: $4,500,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman

Lowell Sherman

Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh

Burr McIntosh

Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Mother Bartlett

Mrs. David Landau

Mrs. David Landau

Anna Moore's Mother

Josephine Bernard

Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

Patricia Fruen

Patricia Fruen

Diana's Sister

Florence Short

Florence Short

The Eccentric Aunt

Vivia Ogden

Vivia Ogden

Martha Perkins

Porter Strong

Porter Strong

Seth Holcomb