“A simple story for plain people.”
Way Down East
6.9
113 votes·1920
·2h 30m
·MovieDramaRomance
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.
Keywords
waterfallsilent filmcountry girlfake wedding
Cast
Lillian Gish
Anna Moore
Richard Barthelmess
David Bartlett
Lowell Sherman
Lennox Sanderson
Burr McIntosh
Squire Bartlett
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
Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
Seth Holcomb
George Neville
Constable Rube Whipple
Edgar Nelson
Hi Holler
Mary Hay
Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
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