
Film
Way Down East
1920 · 2h 30m · Drama · Romance
A simple story for plain people.
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 96%
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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.
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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
Crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector · Producer · Writer
- Anthony Paul KellyWriter
- Billy BitzerDirector of Photography
- Paul H. AllenDirector of Photography
- Charles DownsDirector of Photography
- Hendrik SartovDirector of Photography
- William Frederick PetersOriginal Music Composer
- Louis SilversOriginal Music Composer
- James SmithEditor
- Rose SmithEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 3, 1920
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Revenue
- $4,500,000
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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