Way Down East
A simple story for plain people.
7.0
118 votes
1920
2h 30m
Drama
Romance
Overview
A naïve 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.
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Top cast
Lillian Gish
Anna Moore
Richard Barthelmess
David Bartlett
Lowell Sherman
Lennox Sanderson
Burr McIntosh
Squire Bartlett
Kate Bruce
Mother BartlettM
Mrs. David Landau
Anna Moore's MotherJ
Josephine Bernard
Mrs. Emma TremontM
Mrs. Morgan Belmont
Diana TremontP
Patricia Fruen
Diana's SisterF
Florence Short
The Eccentric Aunt
Vivia Ogden
Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
Seth HolcombG
George Neville
Constable Rube WhippleE
Edgar Nelson
Hi HollerM
Mary Hay
Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
Creighton Hale
Professor Sterling
Emily Fitzroy
Maria Poole - Landlady
Carol Dempster
Barn Dancer (uncredited)L
Louise Lawson
Minor Role (uncredited)A
Athole Shearer
Barn Dancer (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
September 3, 1920
Budget
—
Revenue
$4.5M
Language
No Language
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