Way Down East

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Way Down East

"A simple story for plain people."

1920

2h 30m

7.0(118 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: D.W. Griffith
Written by: Anthony Paul Kelly
D.W. Griffith
Produced by: D.W. Griffith

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