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Way Down East
Way Down East
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  2. Way Down East

Way Down East

1920
2h 30m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1920

Runtime

2h 30m

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Storyline

"A simple story for plain people."

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 30m
Sep 3, 1920
Languages
No Language
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Production
D.W. Griffith Productions
D.W. Griffith Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

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

Anna Moore's Mother

Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

Patricia Fruen

Diana's Sister

Florence Short

The Eccentric Aunt

Vivia Ogden

Vivia Ogden

Martha Perkins

Porter Strong

Porter Strong

Seth Holcomb

George Neville

Constable Rube Whipple

Edgar Nelson

Hi Holler

Mary Hay

Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Professor Sterling

Emily Fitzroy

Emily Fitzroy

Maria Poole - Landlady

Carol Dempster

Carol Dempster

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Louise Lawson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Athole Shearer

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

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