Way Down East (1920)

Name: Way Down East
Director: D.W. Griffith
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1920-09-03
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman, Burr McIntosh, Kate Bruce

19202h 30mNRDramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Lillian GishAnna Moore
Richard BarthelmessDavid Bartlett
Lowell ShermanLennox Sanderson
Burr McIntoshSquire Bartlett
Kate BruceMother Bartlett
MMrs. David LandauAnna Moore's Mother
JJosephine BernardMrs. Emma Tremont
MMrs. Morgan BelmontDiana Tremont
PPatricia FruenDiana's Sister
FFlorence ShortThe Eccentric Aunt
Vivia OgdenMartha Perkins
Porter StrongSeth Holcomb
GGeorge NevilleConstable Rube Whipple
EEdgar NelsonHi Holler
MMary HayKate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
Creighton HaleProfessor Sterling
Emily FitzroyMaria Poole - Landlady
Carol DempsterBarn Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: Anthony Paul Kelly D.W. Griffith
Producers: D.W. Griffith
Music: William Frederick Peters Louis Silvers
Cinematography: Hendrik Sartov Billy Bitzer Paul H. Allen Charles Downs
Editing: Rose Smith James Smith

Details

Released: September 3, 1920
Language: English
Studio: D.W. Griffith Productions
IMDb: tt0011841