Way Down East

Way Down East

1920
2h 30m
7.0

7.0/10

110 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $4,500,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
D.W. Griffith Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date September 3, 1920
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0011841

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish

Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess

David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman
Lowell Sherman

Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh
Burr McIntosh

Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce

Mother Bartlett

Mrs. David Landau
Mrs. David Landau

Anna Moore's Mother

Josephine Bernard
Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont
Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

Patricia Fruen
Patricia Fruen

Diana's Sister

Florence Short
Florence Short

The Eccentric Aunt

Vivia Ogden
Vivia Ogden

Martha Perkins

Porter Strong
Porter Strong

Seth Holcomb

Key Crew

D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
Producer
Anthony Paul Kelly
Writer
D.W. Griffith
Writer