

Way Down East
A simple story for plain people.
Drama
Romance
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1920-09-03
Runtime:
2h 30m
Director:
D.W. Griffith
Writer:
Anthony Paul Kelly, D.W. Griffith
Top 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
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