Way Down East
1920 · NR · 2h 30m · Directed by D.W. Griffith
Drama, Romance
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Synopsis
A simple story for plain people.
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.
Cast
Lillian GishAnna Moore
Richard BarthelmessDavid Bartlett
Lowell ShermanLennox Sanderson
Burr McIntoshSquire Bartlett
Kate BruceMother Bartlett- Mrs. David LandauAnna Moore's Mother
- Josephine BernardMrs. Emma Tremont
- Mrs. Morgan BelmontDiana Tremont
- Patricia FruenDiana's Sister
- Florence ShortThe Eccentric Aunt
Vivia OgdenMartha Perkins
Porter StrongSeth Holcomb- George NevilleConstable Rube Whipple
- Edgar NelsonHi Holler
- Mary HayKate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
Creighton HaleProfessor Sterling
Emily FitzroyMaria Poole - Landlady
Carol DempsterBarn Dancer (uncredited)- Louise LawsonMinor Role (uncredited)
- Athole ShearerBarn Dancer (uncredited)
Details
- Release date
- September 3, 1920
- Box office
- $4.5M
- Production
- D.W. Griffith Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Languages
- No Language