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Way Down East

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Way Down East

A simple story for plain people.

7.0

2h 30m

1920

“A simple story for plain people.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

D.W. Griffith

DramaRomance

waterfallsilent filmcountry girlfake wedding

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Cast & Crew

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

as Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

as David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman

Lowell Sherman

as Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh

Burr McIntosh

as Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

as Mother Bartlett

Mrs. David Landau

as Anna Moore's Mother

Josephine Bernard

as Mrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

as Diana Tremont

Patricia Fruen

as Diana's Sister

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