Way Down East
1920·Movie·2h 30m
Drama, Romance
6.9 / 10 (120 votes)
A simple story for plain people.
A naïve 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.
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 3 September 1920
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
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
- JB
Josephine Bernard
Mrs. Emma Tremont
- MM
Mrs. Morgan Belmont
Diana Tremont
- PF
Patricia Fruen
Diana's Sister
- FS
Florence Short
The Eccentric Aunt
Vivia Ogden
Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
Seth Holcomb