Watch Way Down East (1920) Official Trailer
A simple story for plain people.
6.9 / 10 IMDb September 3, 1920 2h 30m
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
Runtime
2h 30m
Release Date
September 3, 1920
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Revenue
$4,500,000
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Lillian Gish
as Anna Moore
Richard Barthelmess
as David Bartlett
Lowell Sherman
as Lennox Sanderson
Burr McIntosh
as Squire Bartlett
Kate Bruce
as Mother Bartlett
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Mrs. David Landau
as Anna Moore's Mother
No photo
Josephine Bernard
as Mrs. Emma Tremont
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Mrs. Morgan Belmont
as Diana Tremont
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Patricia Fruen
as Diana's Sister
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Florence Short
as The Eccentric Aunt
Vivia Ogden
as Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
as Seth Holcomb
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George Neville
as Constable Rube Whipple
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Edgar Nelson
as Hi Holler
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Mary Hay
as Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
Creighton Hale
as Professor Sterling
Emily Fitzroy
as Maria Poole - Landlady
Carol Dempster
as Barn Dancer (uncredited)
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Louise Lawson
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Athole Shearer
as Barn Dancer (uncredited)
Production Companies
D.W. Griffith Productions
Way Down East Official Trailer 1920
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