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19202h 30mNREnglish

Way Down East

A simple story for plain people.

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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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DirectorD.W. Griffith

Keywords

waterfallsilent filmcountry girlfake wedding
Box Office$5M

Cast

Lillian Gish as Anna Moore

Lillian Gish

Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess as David Bartlett

Richard Barthelmess

David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman as Lennox Sanderson

Lowell Sherman

Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh as Squire Bartlett

Burr McIntosh

Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce as Mother Bartlett

Kate Bruce

Mother Bartlett

Mrs. David Landau as Anna Moore's Mother

Mrs. David Landau

Anna Moore's Mother

Josephine Bernard as Mrs. Emma Tremont

Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont as Diana Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

Patricia Fruen as Diana's Sister

Patricia Fruen

Diana's Sister

Florence Short as The Eccentric Aunt

Florence Short

The Eccentric Aunt