Way Down East

Way Down East (1920)

A simple story for plain people.

Drama Romance

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.

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  • Release Date: 1920-09-03
  • Runtime: 2h 30min
  • Director: D.W. Griffith

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Lillian Gish

      Anna Moore

    • Richard Barthelmess

      David Bartlett

    • Lowell Sherman

      Lennox Sanderson

    • Burr McIntosh

      Squire Bartlett

    • Kate Bruce

      Mother Bartlett

    • Mrs. David Landau

      Anna Moore's Mother

    • Josephine Bernard

      Mrs. Emma Tremont

    • Mrs. Morgan Belmont

      Diana Tremont

    • Patricia Fruen

      Diana's Sister

    • Florence Short

      The Eccentric Aunt

    • Vivia Ogden

      Martha Perkins

    • Porter Strong

      Seth Holcomb

    • George Neville

      Constable Rube Whipple

    • Edgar Nelson

      Hi Holler

    • Mary Hay

      Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece

    • Creighton Hale

      Professor Sterling

    • Emily Fitzroy

      Maria Poole - Landlady

    • Carol Dempster

      Barn Dancer (uncredited)

    • Louise Lawson

      Minor Role (uncredited)

    • Athole Shearer

      Barn Dancer (uncredited)

    • Edith Shearer

      Barn Dancer (uncredited)

    • Norma Shearer

      Barn Dancer (uncredited)

    • Frank Walsh

      Barn Dancer (uncredited)

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