Way Down East

D.W. Griffith
1920-09-03

A simple story for plain people.
6.934
150 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Lillian Gish Anna Moore Unowned
Richard Barthelmess David Bartlett Unowned
Lowell Sherman Lennox Sanderson Unowned
Burr McIntosh Squire Bartlett Unowned
Kate Bruce Mother Bartlett Unowned
Mrs. David Landau Anna Moore's Mother Unowned
Josephine Bernard Mrs. Emma Tremont Unowned
Mrs. Morgan Belmont Diana Tremont Unowned
Patricia Fruen Diana's Sister Unowned
Florence Short The Eccentric Aunt Unowned
Vivia Ogden Martha Perkins Unowned
Porter Strong Seth Holcomb Unowned
George Neville Constable Rube Whipple Unowned
Edgar Nelson Hi Holler Unowned
Mary Hay Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece Unowned
Creighton Hale Professor Sterling Unowned
Emily Fitzroy Maria Poole - Landlady Unowned
Carol Dempster Barn Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Louise Lawson Minor Role (uncredited) Unowned
Athole Shearer Barn Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Edith Shearer Barn Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Norma Shearer Barn Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Walsh Barn Dancer (uncredited) Unowned