Way Down East (1920)
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.
Rated
NR
Year
1920
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
3 September 1920
TMDB
6.9 (120)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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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
J
Josephine Bernard
Mrs. Emma Tremont
M
Mrs. Morgan Belmont
Diana Tremont
P
Patricia Fruen
Diana's Sister
F
Florence Short
The Eccentric Aunt
Vivia Ogden
Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
Seth Holcomb
G
George Neville
Constable Rube Whipple
E
Edgar Nelson
Hi Holler
M
Mary Hay
Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
Creighton Hale
Professor Sterling
Emily Fitzroy
Maria Poole - Landlady
Carol Dempster
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
L
Louise Lawson
Minor Role (uncredited)
A
Athole Shearer
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
E
Edith Shearer
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
Norma Shearer
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
F
Frank Walsh
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
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