Way Down East (1920)

  • NR
  • 09/03/1920 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 30m

A simple story for plain people.

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.

D.W. Griffith

Director, Writer

Anthony Paul Kelly

Writer

Cast

Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Anna Moore
Richard Barthelmess's headshot

Richard Barthelmess

David Bartlett
Lowell Sherman's headshot

Lowell Sherman

Lennox Sanderson
Burr McIntosh's headshot

Burr McIntosh

Squire Bartlett
Kate Bruce's headshot

Kate Bruce

Mother Bartlett
Mrs. David Landau's headshot

Mrs. David Landau

Anna Moore's Mother
Josephine Bernard's headshot

Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont
Mrs. Morgan Belmont's headshot

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

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